OCUL members opt for Ex Libris Alma and Primo solutions - July 13, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Thirteen OCUL libraries, including six ARL members, chose to move… Read More
‘My Artificial Muse’ at ConTech 2018 - July 12, 2018
ConTech 2018 has announced that Albert Barqué-Duran, Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Science & Artist, will be its first keynote speaker for 2018. 'My Artificial Muse'; How can A.I. collaborate with humans in creative and artistic processes? is a performance by Albert Barqué-Duran, Mario Klingemann and… Read More
The National Library of Poland selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo solutions for OMNIS e-Service project - July 11, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the National Library of Poland has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo® discovery and delivery solution as key components in the library's OMNIS e-Service project. Alma and Primo will provide the basis for the… Read More
Full program for 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing announced - July 10, 2018
The full program for the 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP), hosted by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, is now available on the conference page: https://oaspa.org/conference/coasp-2018-program/. The conference will be held at the University of Vienna from September… Read More
NIH to host full-day public workshop on using AI and ML to advance biomedical research - July 9, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are accelerating the capabilities and possibilities for a range of industries, including biomedical research and healthcare delivery. Current and potential applications of AI/ML to scientific research are anticipated to speed clinical diagnosis, treatment, and therapies. To explore these opportunities, the Read More
New Springer Nature report shows value of hybrid journals to research community and beyond - July 3, 2018
A report from Springer Nature shows that OA articles published in hybrid journals attract more downloads, citations, and attention compared with non-OA articles in hybrid journals. The findings of the report, ‘Assessing the open access effect for hybrid journals,’ demonstrate this wider value which hybrid… Read More
