Access-to-Own ebook acquisition model now available on ProQuest Ebook Central Platform - August 3, 2016
ProQuest has announced that its highly-anticipated Access-to-Own ebook acquisition model is now available, enabling libraries to offer access to diverse content while applying spending on short-term loans to title ownership. Access-to-Own empowers libraries to build quality ebook collections based on the real needs of their users.… Read More
Victoria University of Wellington selects Ex Libris Rosetta for preserving and managing digital assets - August 1, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Victoria University of Wellington has selected Rosetta as its digital preservation and asset management solution. The Victoria University Library serves as the custodian of over 15,000 digitised historical cultural works, part of the New Zealand Electronic Text Collection,… Read More
Salk Institute among top 25 North American scientific ‘stars’ in Nature Index - August 1, 2016
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, one of the world's preeminent basic research institutions, ranks as one of the leading scientific 'stars' in North America with high-quality output that has grown particularly fast, according to a new report by Nature Research. The data, publishing July… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center awards second round of Advanced Collaborative Support projects - August 1, 2016
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced that it has awarded its second round of Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects. For the first time, HTRC accepted proposals requesting non-consumptive, computational access to in-copyright materials for research purposes, marking a significant milestone for the HathiTrust. Scholars working… Read More
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first for the fourth consecutive year in Nature Index 2016 Rising Star List - July 29, 2016
The Nature Publishing Group recently released The Rising Stars 2016 List as a supplement, ordering the world's top 100 leading institutions by the increase of their high-quality science papers. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) boasts the fastest growing output in world's… Read More
Choice and The Charleston Company collaborate on new online review resource for academic databases - July 28, 2016
Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), and The Charleston Company have announced plans to collaborate on a new reference product, an online review source for academic databases and digital resources, with the working name of… Read More
