Wolters Kluwer China signs MoU with Trusted Doctors to support evidence-based medicine in China - May 19, 2016
Wolters Kluwer China has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Trusted Doctors, a leading Chinese mobile healthcare startup, to promote the development of evidence-based medicine in China. Both organisations will provide resources for Chinese clinicians to access high-quality medical information quickly and improve the quality… Read More
University of Deusto Library becomes the first in Spain to select Ex Libris Alma - May 19, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Deusto will be replacing its AMICUS library management system with Ex Libris Alma® and will migrate from an on-premises discovery system to a SaaS implementation of the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Students,… Read More
HARRASSOWITZ now accepting applications for the 2016 Charleston Conference Scholarship - May 19, 2016
International booksellers and subscription agents HARRASSOWITZ is once again offering a $1,000 scholarship to attend the Annual Charleston Conference that takes place November 2-5, 2016, in Charleston, SC. The scholarship is to be awarded to a librarian or paraprofessional who is currently working in a library… Read More
Bioedit opts for Editorial Manager Ingest Service - May 19, 2016
Aries Systems, a workflow solutions provider for scholarly publishers, has announced that UK based English language writing and editing service Bioedit has adopted Editorial Manager Ingest Service. This partnership means that the authors using Bioedit's personalised pre-publication editing services can submit files and metadata associated… Read More
Scope in deal with Springer Nature to provide thesaurus development and maintenance services - May 18, 2016
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced a partnership with Springer Nature, one of the leading global publishing companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Scope's team of Subject Matter Experts… Read More
Cross-industry coalition forges to collaborate on solutions to protect against predatory publishing and irresponsible author support practices - May 18, 2016
The Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources is one step closer to its mission to help preserve the integrity of the scholarly literature by sharing industry knowledge of irresponsible and in some cases predatory practices associated with academic publishing. The Coalition is also committed to ensuring transparency,… Read More