Penn State librarians approve OA policy for scholarly work - March 23, 2015
Penn State University Libraries faculty recently voted to embrace open access principles when publishing their scholarly articles. The Open Access Policy, passed into legislation at the February 11, 2015, Library Faculty Organization meeting, preserves the right of library faculty to publish where they wish, but encourages… Read More
Cambridge University Press adopts OrgRef for improved data quality - March 20, 2015
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP) has adopted the OrgRef dataset to help clean and de-duplicate its customer data. OrgRef is a free and open dataset which has been created by DataSalon for the benefit of the scholarly publishing community. OrgRef shares structured information about… Read More
Three academic institutions in Kentucky enjoy unified resource management and unified discovery through cloud-based deployment of Alma and Primo - March 17, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that ARL-members University of Kentucky (UK), Western Kentucky University (WKU), and Murray State University have chosen the Ex Libris Alma® unified resource management service and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. This integrated cloud-based SaaS… Read More
Registration now open for 2015 Editorial Manager User Group Meeting - March 17, 2015
Aries Systems, a provider of workflow solutions to STMS publishers, societies, and researchers, welcomes new users and returning participants to the 2015 Editorial Manager User Group Meeting. The meeting will take place at the Hilton Back Bay Hotel, Boston, MA on June 18 and 19,… Read More
Registrations now open for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting - March 16, 2015
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that registration for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting is now open. The ORCID Outreach Meeting is a joint conference, organised together with CASRAI, and hosted by the University of Barcelona. The conference will explore the way that research… Read More
Jisc Digital Festival presents best digital talent under the theme ‘connect more’ - March 16, 2015
Teachers, IT managers, librarians, lecturers and research managers from across the UK were given the chance to discuss the positive impact of technology on further and higher education and discover new tools and approaches to its use at this year's Jisc Digital Festival. Held in… Read More
