Cambridge University Press announces support for the Academic Book Week for second consecutive year - January 20, 2017
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced its support for the Academic Book Week 2017 for the second year running, with a focus on championing innovation in publishing. To celebrate, Cambridge will be making twenty of their most innovative books, as chosen by editors, available freely… Read More
NISO announces series of educational programs for 2017 - January 20, 2017
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced a strong series of educational programs for 2017, encompassing fourteen 90-minute webinars and six virtual conferences. All of these rich offerings are tailored to allow live viewing as well as archive use and viewing by individuals as well… Read More
ProQuest integrates text and video in seamless search for improved contextual discovery - January 16, 2017
One fast, comprehensive search now encompasses content in the ProQuest platform and Alexander Street's popular Academic Video Online, connecting researchers seamlessly to documentaries, training videos, journal articles, news, dissertations, primary sources, ebooks and more in one place. Subscribers to the ProQuest platform and Academic Video Online… Read More
Tsinghua University in Beijing selects Ex Libris Alma library management service - January 16, 2017
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Tsinghua University in Beijing has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library management service to replace the university's Innovative Millennium integrated library system. Tsinghua University was ranked as the top university in China by QS World University Rankings®. Tsinghua… Read More
Open Access Trends 2017: Challenges and Opportunities - January 11, 2017
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information has examined open access in two recent reports - Open Access Journal Publishing 2016-2020 and Open Access Book Publishing 2016-2020 - and sees several trends developing in 2017. Open access has grown from a conceptual movement to transformational force… Read More
Universitat Politècnica de València opts for Ex Libris Alma and Primo - January 10, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Universitat Politècnica de València, a customer of Ex Libris Aleph® since 2000, has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® resource management service and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to help the library meet its strategic goals… Read More
