American Society of Civil Engineers adopts HighWire’s visual analytics tool, Impact Vizor - December 1, 2017
HighWire Press has announced that the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will use Impact VizorTM, the visual analytics tool that delivers evidence and faster insight into citation trends to inform the strategic plans, policies, and editorial decisions of journal publishers. Impact Vizor integrates citation data… Read More
Chalmers University of Technology to leverage FOLIO library services platform - November 30, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is teaming up with Chalmers University of Technology to serve as the first FOLIO beta partner. As a touchstone for the global academic library community, Chalmers Library will prove out FOLIO's ability to satisfy traditional resource management requirements while allowing for extensibility… Read More
COAR publishes Behaviours and Technical Recommendations of the COAR Next Generation Repositories Working Group report - November 30, 2017
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has published the report, Behaviours and Technical Recommendations of the COAR Next Generation Repositories Working Group. In April 2016, COAR launched the Next Generation Repository Working Group to identify new functionalities and technologies for… Read More
Drexel University selects cloud-based Ex Libris Alma library services platform - November 29, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Drexel University has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform to integrate with the university's Summon® discovery and delivery service. The Alma-Summon combination will improve the discovery of and access to scholarly resources needed for learning, teaching,… Read More
Thieme to unveil new integrative MedOne Plastic Surgery platform at The Aston Baker Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium 2017 - November 29, 2017
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme will launch its new MedOne Plastic Surgery platform at The Aston Baker Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium 2017: Advanced Rejuvenation of the Face, Breast & Body, November 30-December 2, 2017. MedOne is a powerful online platform, combining expert information… Read More
Blockchain in Healthcare Today journal appoints Dr. John D. Halamka as Editor-in-Chief - November 28, 2017
The online, peer-review journal Blockchain in Healthcare Today has announced the appointment of Dr. John D. Halamka as Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Halamka is the International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical School, Chief Information Officer of the Beth Israel Deaconess System, and a practicing emergency physician. He… Read More