Berlin 12 conference focuses on proposal to flip subscription journals to open access - December 21, 2015
Representatives from several regions (Asia, Europe, and North America) recently met in Berlin, Germany, to discuss a proposal to flip subscription-based journals to open access models. The initiative is being led by the Max Planck Society, the organiser and host of the invitation-only Berlin 12 Open Access Conference. The rationale… Read More
Ex Libris launches new Customer Knowledge Center, provides a unified repository for all Ex Libris resources - December 18, 2015
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest® company and a global provider of cloud‑based solutions for higher education, has launched a new Customer Knowledge Center to provide a single gateway to all Ex Libris knowledge resources. The site will contain articles on a large variety… Read More
ProQuest introduces Summon-SIPX Reading List Module to make education better and more affordable - December 17, 2015
ProQuest has introduced the Summon-SIPX Reading List Module in a move to make education better and more affordable. This new, innovative and cost-saving system integrates the Summon® discovery service and SIPX® course materials solution to encourage use of library holdings to help students and schools save… Read More
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. to preserve e-journals with Portico - December 15, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. SME is a professional society (nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation) whose more than 15,000 membership… Read More
National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 call for presentation proposals deadline extended to December 15, 2015 - December 8, 2015
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on the UCLA campus August 10–13, 2016. The NDLC ’16 Program Committee has extended the deadline for presentation… Read More
Joanna Briggs Institute and the Center for Systematic Entomology to preserve e-journals with Portico - December 7, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Joanna Briggs Institute will preserve The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports with Portico, ensuring that it will be secure and available into the future. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports is a… Read More
