EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost users can now visualize altmetrics from Plum Analytics - June 24, 2016
EBSCO Information Services has announced that the overall research experience for users of EBSCO Discovery Service™ and EBSCOhost® databases is improving with the addition of altmetrics data from Plum™ Analytics, an EBSCO company. By integrating the Plum Print widget into these platforms, users will have a… Read More
ProQuest expands number of titles available through Access-to-Own to almost 400,000 titles - June 24, 2016
ProQuest has announced that it has grown the number of titles available through Access-to-Own to almost 400,000 and dramatically increased publisher participation in just eight months with its latest acquisition model launching next month. ProQuest developed Access-to-Own in collaboration with libraries and publishers around the world… Read More
Alexander Street Press joins ProQuest family of companies - June 23, 2016
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press has joined the ProQuest family of companies. The companies' complementary content assets will enable libraries, faculty and students to improve research and learning outcomes. The acquisition brings together Alexander Street's valuable video, music and unique primary… Read More
Finnish physicians now have easier access to evidence-based content through Terveysportti heath portal and DynaMed Plus - June 23, 2016
Physicians in Finland can now search for evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed Plus® through the Duodecim Terveysportti health portal. The partnership between Duodecim and EBSCO Health will allow Finnish doctors to quickly access the right information when and where he or she needs it. Those… Read More
Ex Libris and Copyright Licensing Agency collaborate to facilitate distribution of digitised content to students - June 23, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, and the UK's Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) have announced their collaboration on the Digital Content Store Content URL API. The collaboration will facilitate the integration of the Digital Content Store (DCS) with the Ex Libris Alma® resource… Read More
NISO members elect new leadership for 2016-2017 term - June 23, 2016
Members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have selected their board's leadership for the 2016-2017 term, which will begin on July 1, 2016. B. Tommie Usdin, President of Mulberry Technologies, Inc., becomes Chair; and Chris Shillum, Vice President Product Management, Platform and Data Integration at… Read More