Ethan Eisner to succeed Samuel Hardman as President of Reed Tech - March 9, 2018
Information-based solutions and services provider Reed Tech has announced the promotion of Ethan Eisner to President. He officially assumed responsibility on March 1. He succeeds Samuel Hardman who retired after nearly 30 years of loyal service, 17 as President, and has agreed to continue to serve… Read More
University of Missouri System and McGraw-Hill Education in deal to expand access to affordable course materials - March 8, 2018
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education and the University of Missouri System have announced a new agreement that will increase student access to affordable course materials, lowering the cost of all McGraw-Hill Education electronic textbooks by an additional 38 percent to meet the University's definition of low… Read More
Danish Medical Association and Cardiff University Press to preserve OA e-journals with Portico - March 8, 2018
Digital preservation service Portico has announced that the Danish Medical Association and the Cardiff University Press will preserve their open access e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. The Danish Medical Association is a medical professional association… Read More
ProQuest Dialog database adds Northern Light database for real-time access to breaking information from life sciences events - March 7, 2018
Pharmaceutical researchers and other users of the ProQuest Dialog® professional search service can now access more than 2.7 million abstracts and posters from medical and life sciences conferences around the world. ProQuest Dialog has announced a partnership with Northern Light, making its… Read More
ProQuest integrates Syndetics Unbound with Ebook Central, makes discoverability easier for library patrons - March 6, 2018
Libraries with the Academic Complete® subscription, ProQuest's flagship ebook resource, can now provide an enhanced user experience for their patrons in the Ebook Central® platform, as the result of a new integration with the Syndetics Unbound™ service. Syndetics Unbound is an enrichment service that integrates… Read More
EBSCO eBooks to soon make 70,000 titles available DRM-free to libraries - March 6, 2018
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is making more than 70,000 EBSCO eBooks™ Digital Rights Management (DRM) free. The DRM-free initiative reinforces EBSCO's commitment to working with publishers to increase e-book options for libraries. With thousands of DRM-free titles available, libraries can now purchase both DRM-free and… Read More
