Call to publishers: Jisc digital archival collections group purchasing scheme PIN notice - May 11, 2018
Jisc is working in collaboration with publishers to make digital archival collections of primary source materials more affordable so researchers, teachers and learners can have access to a wider range of resources and libraries can achieve further efficiencies. They are currently running phase two of the… Read More
EKT and Public Knowledge Project announce strategic partnership - May 11, 2018
PKP has announced the establishment of a new strategic partnership with the National Documentation Centre (EKT) of Greece. EKT has been a major adopter and advocate for PKP's Open Journal Systems (OJS) and Open Monograph Press (OMP) both in Greece and throughout Europe. EKT has… Read More
EIFL extends agreement with Credo Reference - May 11, 2018
EIFL has signed a three-year renewal agreement with Credo Reference, an online reference database with authoritative content from over 700 e-book titles, covering major topics in the arts, humanities and sciences. The agreement, which runs until 2021, is available to library… Read More
OpenAthens selects Google as its public cloud partner - May 11, 2018
Identity and federated access management provider OpenAthens has chosen Google Cloud Platform as its public cloud partner. The move to a public cloud, engineered by IT director, Neil Scully, and application architect David Orrell, signifies a new phase in the evolution of OpenAthens in its… Read More
Reprints Desk named finalist in 2018 SIIA CODiE Awards - May 11, 2018
Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in providing cloud-based solutions for scientific research, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk have announced that the company's Article Galaxy research platform was named a 2018 SIIA CODiE Awards finalist in the category 'Best Business Intelligence Tools & Platforms.' Finalists represent… Read More
NISO launches new project to facilitate manuscript exchange across systems - May 10, 2018
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has approved a new project to develop a common means to easily transfer manuscripts between and among manuscript systems, such as those in use at publishers and preprint servers. Those who work in manuscript-processing areas such as production systems, preprint… Read More
