Lakehead University Library and Scholars Portal collaborate on hosted digital preservation pilot - April 7, 2017
Scholars Portal and Lakehead University Library have announced their collaboration on the development of Permafrost, a new preservation service to help protect the unique digital collections held by Ontario's university libraries and archives. Permafrost is a proposed cloud-hosted digital preservation service for members of the Read More
Elsevier launches two game-based learning challenges – Reaxys ChemSearch Challenge and Engineering Academic Challenge - April 5, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced the launch of two game-based learning challenges, the Reaxys ChemSearch Challenge (CSC) and the Engineering Academic Challenge (EAC). The challenges are designed to help students tackle contemporary, real-world problems by embracing a transdisciplinary approach… Read More
New OCLC Research report explores the Realities of Research Data Management - April 3, 2017
A new OCLC Research report, 'A Tour of the Research Data Management (RDM) Service Space,' provides an overview of the RDM service space and sets the stage for further exploration of RDM at four universities around the world. This report is the first in a… Read More
BMJ reaches global healthcare via Figure 1 app - April 3, 2017
Medical knowledge provider BMJ is bringing their latest research directly to healthcare professionals via the Figure 1 app. With more than one million doctors, nurses, and medical students on the network, BMJ researchers are using Figure 1 to discuss their work with their target audience immediately… Read More
ProQuest collaborates with Asian Studies scholars, librarians and Chinese-language publishers to meet demand for Chinese-language resources - March 31, 2017
ProQuest is collaborating with Asian Studies scholars, librarians and Chinese-language publishers to offer a selection of Chinese-language ebooks, enabling libraries to provide resources demanded by researchers. The growing collection spans thousands of titles available on the Ebook Central®, ebrary® and EBL platforms. The platforms' multi-language interfaces… Read More
University of Central Asia selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - March 30, 2017
Global library cooperative OCLC has announced that the University of Central Asia, a private, not-for-profit university, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. The move will significantly increase the speed of its cataloguing workflows and allow the library to rapidly expose their… Read More
