Ex Libris releases Rosetta version 5.1 - September 27, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced the release of version 5.1 of the Rosetta digital management and preservation system. The new version was created in collaboration with the Rosetta User Group and reflects the needs and priorities of the growing Rosetta customer community. Designed… Read More
Ingram Content Group announces three new associates to the company - September 27, 2016
Ingram Content Group Inc., a subsidiary of Nashville-based Ingram Industries Inc., has announced three new associates to the company. Kurt Hettler has joined Ingram Academic Services as Director of Academic Services, reporting to Heidi Sachner, Vice President, Ingram Publisher Services, Perseus Distribution/Ingram Academic Services. Kurt… Read More
Russian medical publisher Media Sphera partners with Publons to recognise reviewers - September 26, 2016
Media Sphera, the leading Russian publisher of peer-reviewed medical journals, has partnered with Publons to help reviewers track, verify and showcase their peer review efforts. In a true show of innovation, Media Sphera has also developed an open-source plugin so other journals, using the Open Journal… Read More
EBSCO and Stacks Inc. release Stacks, a user-focused web platform that creates the best library experience possible - September 23, 2016
Libraries can now change the look and feel of their websites instantly with the release of Stacks, a hosted, turnkey web content management system designed specifically for libraries. Stacks is available through EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), empowering libraries to engage their patrons… Read More
Frontline Medical Communications announces December 2016 launch of Hematology News in print - September 23, 2016
Frontline Medical Communications (FMC) has announced the launch of Hematology News in print, debuting December 2016 and publishing monthly in 2017. The move is in response to wide acceptance of Hematology News online. In conjunction with the website, Hematology News (in print) will provide indispensable… Read More
NISO releases recommended practice on altmetrics - September 23, 2016
The National Information Standards Organization has published NISO RP-25-2016, Outputs of the NISO Alternative Assessment Project. This recommended practice on altmetrics, an expansion of the tools available for measuring the scholarly impact of research in the knowledge environment, was developed by working groups that were… Read More