NISO unveils new project to create a flexible API framework for e-content in libraries - August 26, 2016
Voting Members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved a new project to modernize library-vendor technical interoperability to improve the access of digital library content and electronic books. Building upon a set of API (Application Programming Interface) Requirements developed by Queens Library, a new… Read More
Cengage Learning announces additional features for its MindTap Mobile app - August 25, 2016
Cengage Learning has announced additional features for its MindTap Mobile app, including offline e-reader capabilities, the most requested function by students. Available on iOS and Android smartphones, the enhanced app provides access to Cengage Learning's flagship digital learning platform, MindTap, which helps to increase engagement and… Read More
CAS announces Spring 2017 availability of SciFindern, a new research experience that elevates scientific discovery - August 22, 2016
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), has announced that SciFindern will be available Spring 2017. This powerful solution will provide new and unique authoritative content, superior functionality and enhanced workflow features to help researchers be exponentially more productive. SciFindern is made possible by… Read More
IEEE Xplore digital library reaches 4 million documents as pace of technical contributions accelerates - August 22, 2016
The IEEE Xplore digital library, one of the world's largest collections of technical literature in engineering, computer science, and related technologies, recently reached a milestone with a total of over 4 million documents now available in its vast repository. Since its launch in 2000 with… Read More
EBSCO Information Services appoints Andrew Nagy as Director of SaaS Innovation - August 19, 2016
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has expanded its Software as a Service (SaaS) Team, hiring Andrew Nagy as Director of SaaS Innovation. In this role, Nagy will work directly with libraries to help support the growth and development of the open source FOLIO Library Services Platform and… Read More
bioRxiv deploys Editorial Manager Ingest Service to simplify author submission to journals such as PLOS ONE - August 19, 2016
Aries Systems has announced that Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's preprint service, bioRxiv, has added to its technical repertoire an interface to the Editorial Manager Ingest Service. This means that authors who post a preprint to bioRxiv, enabling pre-publication sharing of findings, can submit - with… Read More
