Jisc and HESA to integrate two organisations more closely - January 10, 2019
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and Jisc have announced their intention to integrate the two organisations more closely, to advance the aim of making the UK the global leader in data- and digitally-enabled higher education. Combined, the two organisations believe that their complementary strengths… Read More
McGill University to upgrade its knowledge management infrastructure to OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 9, 2019
McGill University will be upgrading its knowledge management infrastructure and fully integrating OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its cloud-based library services platform in May 2019. In the summer of 2018, McGill Library upgraded the existing WorldCat Local online catalogue and search tool to its… Read More
ProQuest and Ex Libris expand investment in Latin America - January 8, 2019
ProQuest and Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, are expanding their commitment to their Latin American customers and users, opening three new offices in the region and hiring additional local staff. Grupo Sistemas Logicos, a distributor that has represented Ex Libris in the region, will join the… Read More
Marty Kahn, Chairman of Code Ocean, selected to receive the NFAIS 2019 Miles Conrad Award - January 8, 2019
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced that Marty Kahn, Chairman of Code Ocean, has been selected to receive the NFAIS 2019 Miles Conrad Award. NFAIS' Miles Conrad Award, long considered the… Read More
American Journal of Nursing announces 2018 Book of the Year Awards - December 31, 2018
Wolters Kluwer, Health and the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) have announced the 2018 winners of its annual AJN Book of the Year Awards honouring exceptional texts for advancing healthcare quality. The list of winners appears in the January 2019 issue of… Read More
Research Library Issues explores radical collaboration in research data management - December 21, 2018
The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) gathers reflections by six archivists and librarians on the practice of radical collaboration applied to research data management (RDM). Archivist Nancy McGovern describes radical collaboration as 'inclusive, involving commitment and effort by most or all members that… Read More
