Washington Research Library Consortium selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 28, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), based in the Washington, DC area, has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Primo® discovery and delivery solution to help fulfill the consortium's priorities of coordinating collections across all… Read More
2016 SSP Annual Meeting session recordings now available - June 28, 2016
At this year's SSP Annual Meeting, boundaries were stretched, ideas were challenged, and borders were crossed. For those who were not able to attend or could not make it to all the sessions, recordings of all sessions including keynotes, plenaries, and concurrent sessions are now available… Read More
ProQuest’s new RefWorks® reference management platform to streamline the research and collaboration process - June 21, 2016
ProQuest has launched its new RefWorks® reference management platform, simplifying and improving research and collaboration workflows. With full-text management and tools for collaboration, the new RefWorks platform addresses the needs of students, faculty and librarians with an innovative feature set. Libraries that offer this powerful service… Read More
RDA and ICSU-WDS announce new global framework for linking publications and datasets - June 20, 2016
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the International Council for Science World Data System (ICSU-WDS) has announced a new global framework for linking publications and datasets. The Scholix framework - Scholarly Link Exchange - represents a set of aspirational principles and practical guidelines to support a… Read More
Portico announces preservation deals with Caister Academic Press, Whioce Publishing and Societat Catalana de Salut Laboral - June 20, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Caister Academic Press will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. Caister Academic Press is a leading specialist publisher in microbiology and molecular biology with a focus on current research,… Read More
AAUP 2016 convenes in Philadelphia - June 17, 2016
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP), being held in Philadelphia, is hosting more than 700 publishing and scholarly communications professionals from June 16–18. The program has been designed to 'Energize & Innovate,' providing opportunities to share knowledge, develop new… Read More
