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Reprints Desk named finalist in 2018 SIIA CODiE Awards - May 11, 2018

Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in providing cloud-based solutions for scientific research, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk have announced that the company's Article Galaxy research platform was named a 2018 SIIA CODiE Awards finalist in the category 'Best Business Intelligence Tools & Platforms.' Finalists represent… Read More

Public libraries in Norway to add records of collections to WorldCat through Norwegian Library Center - May 9, 2018

The Norwegian Library Center (Biblioteksentralen SA) has selected OCLC to enable public libraries in Norway to load records of their collections into WorldCat, the comprehensive database of information about library collections. The Norwegian Library Center is a public cooperative owned by 416 municipalities, 15 counties,… Read More

Anti Double Dipping Alliance for transparency in Open Access book publishing formed - May 8, 2018

Fifteen of the most important vendors and platform providers in the scholarly publishing market have formed an Anti-Double Dipping Alliance. The group initiated by Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the central platform for sustainable Open Access (OA) funding models, aims at avoiding unwanted acquisition of book titles through… Read More

EBSCO Information Services announces winners for second round of the EBSCO FOLIO Innovation Challenge - May 8, 2018

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is providing grants to four academic libraries as part of the EBSCO FOLIO Innovation Challenge. The grant program is awarding up to $100,000 in grants to libraries to develop innovative technology solutions that address the challenges academic libraries face. The second round's… Read More

Ex Libris launches Ex Libris Trust Center, helps customers prepare for compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation - May 3, 2018

Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced the launch of the Ex Libris Trust Center. This public portal provides Ex Libris customers and potential customers with in-depth information about the security, privacy, compliance, and availability of Ex Libris solutions. The new Trust… Read More

OCLC and Talis in deal to support interoperability between Talis Aspire Reading Lists, WorldShare Management Services - May 2, 2018

OCLC and Talis, the UK-based organisation that creates resource management solutions for educators, have signed an agreement that will enable faculty at institutions that subscribe to both Talis Aspire Reading Lists and OCLC's WorldShare Management Services to create reading lists for students… Read More


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