ProQuest partners with major publishers to allow customers via its OASIS system to order ebooks from even more ebook platforms - June 27, 2016
ProQuest is teaming with major publishers in the academic book market to empower customers via its OASIS system with the ability to order ebooks from even more ebook platforms. In the coming months, ebook platforms from such scholarly book publishers as Oxford University Press and IGI… Read More
Ex Libris continues to improve library productivity with mobile app – Alma Mobile - June 27, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that its Alma library management service now enables librarians to access Alma from anywhere, using a mobile device. It is expected that the Alma Mobile will significantly improve libraries’ operational efficiency. Librarians can now access task lists and… Read More
Alma Open Platform reaches one million API transactions daily - June 24, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that its Alma library management service now routinely handles over one million API transactions daily from hundreds of institutions around the world. Over the last two years, Ex Libris has created more than 120 Alma REST APIs in… Read More
ProQuest expands number of titles available through Access-to-Own to almost 400,000 titles - June 24, 2016
ProQuest has announced that it has grown the number of titles available through Access-to-Own to almost 400,000 and dramatically increased publisher participation in just eight months with its latest acquisition model launching next month. ProQuest developed Access-to-Own in collaboration with libraries and publishers around the world… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched and University of Michigan Library collaborate to advance open access - June 24, 2016
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), a not-for- profit company based in England, and University of Michigan Library (U-M Library), a major research library based in Michigan, have announced that they will collaborate to study and overcome remaining obstacles to the spread of open access scholarly publishing in the… Read More
Alexander Street Press joins ProQuest family of companies - June 23, 2016
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press has joined the ProQuest family of companies. The companies' complementary content assets will enable libraries, faculty and students to improve research and learning outcomes. The acquisition brings together Alexander Street's valuable video, music and unique primary… Read More
