Almost half of IT staff in HE are not involved in the delivery of transnational education by their own institution overseas, says report - January 20, 2015
Almost half of IT staff in higher education (HE) are not involved in the delivery of transnational education (TNE) by their own institution overseas, according to a joint report by Jisc and the Observatory of Borderless Higher Education (OBHE). The research – which was designed… Read More
Reprints Desk expands reach to over 200 academic libraries with three new library consortiums deals - January 19, 2015
Research Solutions subsidiary Reprints Desk, Inc., a document delivery supplier, has announced new agreements with University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Consortium of Libraries, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS), and the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium (PALCI) to provide group purchase pricing incentives to… Read More
Editage becomes first adopter of Aries’ manuscript ingest functionality for Editorial Manager - January 16, 2015
Aries Systems, a provider of workflow solutions to STMS publishers, societies, and researchers, announced at their Eleventh Annual European Editorial Manager User Group Meeting in London, England, that Editage, the flagship manuscript editing brand of Cactus Communications, is the first adopter of its new 'ingest service'… Read More
CCC announces findings from open access roundtable discussion with UK institutions and publishers - January 16, 2015
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, recently brought together institutions from the UK and publishers from both the US and UK for an Open Access roundtable discussion to explore the implications of managing Open Access fees on a large scale.… Read More
Elsevier launches Knovel Polymer Matrix Composites Database - January 14, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the Knovel Polymer Matrix Composites Database. The new database helps companies replace existing materials or select new composites during the engineering research and design process, helping engineering teams increase efficiency in the early materials selection stage, lower costs… Read More
36th Annual IATUL Conference 2015: Call for papers and posters ends February 13 - January 13, 2015
The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) will be hosting the 36th Annual IATUL Conference 2015 of the International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) with the title 'Strategic Partnerships for Access and Discovery' in Hannover from July 5-9, 2015. The… Read More
