Consortium led by Northern Michigan University library opts for Ex Libris Alma Platform and Primo solution - June 24, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the library consortium led by the Northern Michigan University library has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to replace the group’s Ex Libris Voyager® and Summon® systems. … Read More
Atypon acquires RedLink® - June 24, 2019
Atypon, the technology leader in the scholarly publishing market, has acquired RedLink®, the provider of key data and insights for academic publishers, libraries, and consortia. RedLink’s portfolio includes Remarq®, the popular article-sharing, commenting, and annotation platform for researchers. RedLink’s data and… Read More
NISO publishes final recommended practices for KBART Automation - June 24, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the formal publication of recommended practices for KBART Automation: Automated Retrieval of Customer Electronic Holdings (NISO RP-26-2019). This Recommended Practice supports the timely exchange of accurate, library-specific KBART-formatted holdings reports between content providers’ access control systems and knowledge… Read More
ScienceOpen and Future Science Group expand collaboration to include latest biomedical research - June 24, 2019
ScienceOpen and Future Science Group have announced an extended collaboration that integrates two new featured collections covering the latest scientific findings in drug discovery and biotechniques into the ScienceOpen research discovery environment. These collections join the already featured open-access article collection ‘Future… Read More
The BMJ launches special collection on China’s health reforms - June 24, 2019
The BMJ has launched a special collection of articles that analyse the achievements and challenges of China’s health system reforms that started in 2009. The collection was launched at a special event in Beijing on June 22, 2019. The articles, written by leading Chinese experts,… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 24, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Randy Schekman (Scientific Research Shouldn’t Sit behind a Paywall); Shaun Khoo (Guest Post: Do Authors Have Any Power Over Publishers?); Barbara Fister (Sharing and Attention in the Academic Gig Economy); Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (Open and Equitable Scholarly Communication: An ACRL… Read More
