New State of America’s Libraries Report finds shift in role of US libraries - April 14, 2015
The American Library Association (ALA) has released The State of America’s Libraries Report, according to which, academic, public and school libraries are experiencing a shift in how they are perceived by their communities and society. No longer just places for books, libraries of all types are… Read More
EDP Sciences in deal with Portico to preserve e-journals - April 13, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that EDP Sciences, a learned-society owned publisher, will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. EDP Sciences (Édition Diffusion Presse Sciences), a subsidiary of several… Read More
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases plan for public access to NOAA-funded research - April 13, 2015
In early April 2015, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 'NOAA Plan for Increasing Public Access to Research Results'. The plan details the extensive, long-term investments that NOAA has made in the preservation of and access to digital data and how the… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe and RightsDirect co-operation to offer customers new rights management features when ordering journal articles via FIZ AutoDoc - April 10, 2015
FIZ Karlsruhe — Leibniz-Institute for Information Infrastructure has again enhanced its document delivery service, FIZ AutoDoc. Before ordering a full-text article, customers can already verify the document’s license coverage under the VG WORT Digital Copyright License or other licenses granted by RightsDirect. This new feature was… Read More
Wolters Kluwer announces HIMSS Stage 7 awards for four ProVation Order Sets customers - April 9, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that four health systems utilising ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, have achieved Stage 7 of the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM) and EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model (A-EMRAM). Through these designations, MetroHealth System, Winona Health, Sparrow… Read More
ProQuest announces acquisition of SIPX - April 9, 2015
ProQuest, through its affiliate Bowker, has acquired Palo Alto-based SIPX, a creator of a unique digital course materials solution that addresses a variety of copyright and costs concerns for universities. SIPX eliminates duplicate spending on course packs, collections of assigned readings, by connecting students to materials… Read More
