Ex Libris increases library connectivity with implementation of BIBFRAME roadmap - May 9, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that it is carrying out its BIBFRAME roadmap, designed to enable institutions to gradually implement BIBFRAME with minimal disruption to their workflows. Using BIBFRAME, libraries of the future will be able to seamlessly connect with the wider world of… Read More
Techstreet partners with Standards Developing Organizations and private label stores to expand licensed content - May 9, 2017
Techstreet, a web solution for enterprise standards management, is living up to its accolade by providing users a total of 13 new partnerships with Standard Developing Organizations (SDOs) and private label stores. Techstreet's expanded licensed content assists in placing them as a key player among… Read More
PubMed to include authors’ conflict-of-interest statements and link them to abstracts - May 8, 2017
PubMed, the leading database of abstracts from medical and life science journals, will reportedly include authors' conflict-of-interest statements and link them to abstracts so they are accessible on search pages. Most journals necessitate authors to reveal funding and conflicts. To simplify reporting to PubMed, all… Read More
ProQuest and InfoReady simplify grant workflow - May 5, 2017
ProQuest and technology company InfoReady Corporation are enabling research administrators to save time and improve the accuracy of grant application management by integrating the functionality of the ProQuest Pivot® solution and InfoReady's InfoReady Review™ platform. The combination creates one seamless workflow from funding opportunity discovery to… Read More
CARL and OCUL in deal to enhance data management and digital preservation in Canada - May 5, 2017
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) have signed an agreement to work together to identify and advance regional and national issues relating to the data discovery, management and digital preservation needs of the… Read More
Dr. David J. Lipman steps down as Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information - May 4, 2017
The National Library of Medicine has announced the departure of Dr. David J. Lipman, who has served as the Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) since its creation almost 30 years ago. Dr. Lipman is assuming the position of Chief Science Officer at… Read More
