Drake University Selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - March 27, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Drake University has selected the Ex Libris Alma unified resource management service and the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo are an integrated cloud-based platform that will be used for collection management,… Read More
Peer J and PeerJ Preprints to be preserved with Portico - March 26, 2015
PeerJ and PeerJ Preprints will be preserved with Portico through its E-Journal Preservation Service, ensuring that this content will be secure and available into the future. PeerJ is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal. It publishes research articles in the Biological and Medical Sciences, and… Read More
Arkansas Tech University adopts Ex Libris Alma and Primo - March 26, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Ross Pendergraft Library of the Arkansas Tech University has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution as well as the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. Following an extensive and formal market evaluation,… Read More
ProQuest and Google collaborate for full text indexing of ProQuest journals in Google Scholar - March 25, 2015
ProQuest will enable the full text of its scholarly journal content to be indexed in Google Scholar, improving research outcomes. Work is underway and the company anticipates that by the third-quarter of 2015, users starting their research in Google Scholar will be… Read More
Publishing For Digital Minds virtual conference connects nearly a million people across six continents - March 25, 2015
Around The World in 8 Hours, the virtual stream of The London Book Fair's Publishing for Digital Minds conference generated 17.8 million impressions and reached 882,000 users on Twitter alone on March 18. The virtual conference – which was the first of its type mounted… Read More
The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and IOP Publishing sign new MoU to support OA publications - March 24, 2015
The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSCL) and non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to support open access publications for Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) researchers. The Memorandum indicates the commitment of both organisations… Read More
