Jisc offers over 400 colleges free access to e-text books - September 3, 2014
Jisc has announced that it offers over 400 colleges free access to a new collection of curriculum focused e-text books through e-books for Further Education (FE). E-books for FE will be benefiting UK further education providers by offering access to additional new suite of 162 e-text… Read More
London School of Economics and Political Science goes live with Ex Libris Alma - September 3, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Library has become the 100th institution to go live with Ex Libris Alma. Libraries in nine countries are now using Alma to streamline library operations and enable… Read More
Library Investment Index summarizes relative size of ARL University Libraries for 2012–13 - September 2, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the Library Investment Index for 2012–2013, the latest in this annual summary measure of the relative size of the university library members of the Association. Although similar to the ARL Membership Criteria Index in reflecting the investments made… Read More
HARRASSOWITZ announces 2014 Charleston Conference Scholarship winner - August 25, 2014
HARRASSOWITZ, a global full-service subscription agent and bookseller, has awarded the 2014 Charleston Conference Scholarship to Charlotte Roh, Scholarly Communication Resident Librarian at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Ms. Roh was awarded the $1,000 scholarship to attend the conference, which takes place November 5 -… Read More
ProQuest Flow releases add-on to interoperate with Google Docs - August 20, 2014
ProQuest Flow™, a cloud-based research management solution, has released an add-on to interoperate with Google Docs. The new add-on expands the collaborative writing capabilities of Google Docs by integrating the document management tools of Flow during the authoring phase of research. As a result, researchers can… Read More
ORCID integration with Pivot targets best funding sources - August 14, 2014
ProQuest Pivot recently launched a new integration with ORCID, further enhancing the accuracy of profiles in Pivot and ultimately improving funding recommendations for Pivot users. Locating and securing research funding is becoming increasingly competitive, as funding opportunities are limited and the number… Read More
