HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award Brazil and Latin America 2019 winner and finalists announced - May 24, 2019
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) have announced the winner of the first Brazil and Latin America HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2019. The award recognises outstanding achievements globally in the… Read More
ARL comments on RA21 proposal for access to licensed information resources - May 21, 2019
On April 17, 2019, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) issued a call for public comments on a draft recommended practice for improving access to institutionally provided information resources. The draft is based on findings from the RA21: Resource Access for the 21st Century initiative and… Read More
Atairos acquires ownership position in ProQuest - May 20, 2019
ProQuest, a global leader in educational technology, and Atairos, an independent private company focused on supporting growth-oriented businesses, have announced that Atairos will acquire an ownership position in ProQuest. ProQuest will use the proceeds from the transaction to repurchase most of the shares owned by entities… Read More
Elsevier is one of five Diamond Sponsors of the 2019 Imperial Barrel Award - May 17, 2019
Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, will be one of five Diamond Sponsors of the 2019 Imperial Barrel Award (IBA), an annual prospective basin evaluation competition for geoscience graduate students worldwide, jointly managed by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched and partners launch Open Research Library to unite all OA book content under one search - May 16, 2019
The Open Access initiative Knowledge Unlatched has launched the Open Research Library together with several international partners. It aims to unite all Open Access (OA) book content over the coming months. To this end the Open Research Library is working with publishers and libraries worldwide and… Read More
Emerald awarded ‘Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year’ at the British Book Awards 2019 - May 16, 2019
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has been awarded the 'Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year' award at the 2019 British Book Awards – also known as The Nibbies. Celebrating the best British writers, books, publisher and bookshops, The Nibbies have championed the book trade… Read More