HOOQ and SPi Global’s AI dubbing solution named as a finalist in LocWorld Process Innovation Challenge - October 10, 2019
SmartDub, an artificial intelligence (AI) dubbing innovation by SPi Global - the world’s leading content technology and solutions provider - and premier streaming provider HOOQ, is one of the five finalists for the LocWorld Process Innovation Challenge at LocWorld Silicon Valley 2019 to be held in… Read More
Bukkyo University selects Ex Libris Alma library services platform - October 8, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Bukkyo University library has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform. It will be used in conjunction with the Ex Libris Summon® discovery service, which the university implemented in 2011. Bukkyo University is replacing a locally… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of the Reaxys PhD Prize 2019 - October 8, 2019
Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced the three winners of the 2019 Reaxys PhD Prize at the Reaxys PhD Prize Symposium held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Celebrating outstanding research by young chemists across the globe, the Reaxys PhD Prize… Read More
Bowker® executive Beat Barblan named Board Chair of ISBN Agency - October 7, 2019
The International ISBN Agency has elected ProQuest's Beat Barblan as chair of its board of directors, where he will provide counsel and guidance on issues related to identifier standards in the book supply chain. Barblan, Vice President of Publishing and Data Services at ProQuest affiliate… Read More
East Tennessee State University selects Ex Libris RapidILL resource-sharing service to enhance interlibrary loan activities while providing cost savings - October 4, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has chosen the Ex Libris RapidILL resource-sharing service to improve the interlibrary loan experience for patrons of the university’s Sherrod Library. Originally developed by staff at the Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries… Read More
ARL supports University of California Libraries’ commitment to barrier free access to information - October 1, 2019
The Libraries of the University of California (UC) are seeking transformative agreements with publishers such that access to the research of UC faculty is open to all, not limited to those who can afford it. In February 2019, the UC Libraries withdrew from negotiations with publisher Elsevier due to lack… Read More