New international coalition takes crowd-funding style approach to secure the future of open science - November 10, 2017
In an effort to strengthen and secure the network of non-commercial services that underpin the burgeoning field of Open Science, a newly-formed coalition of international organisations, including SPARC Europe, is spearheading an unconventional appeal. The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), which formed… Read More
Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” implements Ex Libris Leganto reading list solution - November 10, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" (University of Rome Tor Vergata) has now gone live with the company's Leganto SM course reading list solution. Along with Tor Vergata's Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex… Read More
Safari: O’Reilly’s Learning Platform for Higher Education now available from ProQuest - November 2, 2017
O'Reilly Media's completely new version of Safari: O'Reilly's Learning Platform for Higher Education is now available from ProQuest. This version of Safari features both a new student experience and a new business model that provides academic institutions with easier, more affordable access for their entire student… Read More
Ex Libris campusM mobile app adopted at 50 UK campuses - November 1, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that its campusM™ higher-education mobile app platform has already been adopted at 50 university campuses in the UK and many more worldwide. The campusM app supports many aspects of student life, in addition to the teaching and learning processes.… Read More
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group achieves HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 following integration of Elsevier’s Order Sets and Care Planning - November 1, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced that Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (HMG) has achieved HIMSS EMRAM (EMR Adoption Model) Stage 6 following integration of Elsevier's Order Sets and Care Planning solutions. HMG, a private hospital group in the… Read More
KU Research releases report on Open Access ebook usage on JSTOR - October 31, 2017
KU Research has released a study of Open Access ebook usage on JSTOR, commissioned and funded by four publishers: UCL Press, University of Michigan Press, Cornell University Press, and University of California Press. The full report is now… Read More