NISO publishes final recommended practices for KBART Automation - June 24, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the formal publication of recommended practices for KBART Automation: Automated Retrieval of Customer Electronic Holdings (NISO RP-26-2019). This Recommended Practice supports the timely exchange of accurate, library-specific KBART-formatted holdings reports between content providers’ access control systems and knowledge… Read More
The Web of Science Group releases 2019 Journal Citation Reports, world’s most impactful scientific and research journals revealed - June 21, 2019
The Web of Science Group, part of Clarivate Analytics, has released the 2019 update to its annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The 2019 release aggregates the meaningful connections of citations created by the research community through the delivery of a rich array of publisher-independent data, metrics and analysis of… Read More
Ex Libris acquires resource-sharing solutions provider RapidILL - June 21, 2019
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has acquired RapidILL, the provider of industry-leading document-delivery and resource-sharing solutions. Developed by staff at the Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries, RapidILL’s flagship product, also named RapidILL, serves more than 330 institutions, which benefit from a fast, cost-effective request and… Read More
WebMD acquires Frontline Medical Communications - June 20, 2019
WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company and the leader in health information services for physicians and consumers, has acquired Frontline Medical Communications, a leading medical communications company and provider of digital, print and live conference events for the healthcare industry. … Read More
Gale enhances user experience across product portfolio to deliver better research insights and outcomes - June 20, 2019
Gale, a Cengage company, is making enhancements across its portfolio of products, improving the functionality and user experience of its research tools to make its content more discoverable. Now libraries and researchers have superior access to high-quality authoritative content online and in the classroom, delivering better… Read More
Springer Nature launches new collection of educational, standalone, peer-reviewed videos on SpringerLink - June 20, 2019
Springer Nature is launching a new collection of educational, standalone, peer-reviewed videos on its online content platform SpringerLink. Available from July, the videos will cover a wide range of content from demonstrations of surgical techniques to tailored lecture series and interviews with researchers. Content for the… Read More
