PCG celebrates 25 years of service to scholarly publishers - February 3, 2015
Sales, marketing and research consultancy Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has announced plans to mark its silver jubilee in 2015, having helped more than one hundred publishers connect with thousands of libraries and millions of end-users around the world over the past quarter century. The company will… Read More
Maney Publishing unveils digital archives, unlocks over a century’s worth of content - February 3, 2015
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced that the new MORE (Maney Online Research E-journal) Digital Archives include the back-file content of 80 journals and offer instant online access to a wealth of significant, historical research and scholarly excellence, much of which has been published by academic… Read More
ProQuest’s new integrated ebook platform to be called ProQuest Ebook Central - February 2, 2015
ProQuest unveiled the name of its eagerly anticipated new ebook platform - ProQuest Ebook Central™. Launching in mid-2015, ProQuest Ebook Central will integrate key elements from both ebrary and EBL - Ebook Library, along with all-new functionality, delivering a next-generation experience for researchers and librarians around… Read More
EBSCO unveils Explora, a new EBSCOhost interface for schools and public libraries - February 2, 2015
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is introducing Explora™, an appealing new EBSCOhost® interface for K12 schools and public libraries. EBSCO designed Explora following a series of user research studies with the goal of better assisting students in completing research and classroom assignments and providing a more intuitive… Read More
Memorial University of Newfoundland opts for Ex Libris Solutions - February 2, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada has adopted a suite of Ex Libris solutions comprising Alma® library management solution, the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation system. These… Read More
ProQuest joins BIBCO and ECIP Cataloging Partnership Programs - January 30, 2015
ProQuest has announced that it has become a partner in the Library of Congress' Electronic Cataloging in Publication (ECIP) Cataloging Partnership and BIBCO Programs. The company is the first publisher ever to partner in the ECIP program and joins academic libraries in cataloguing pre-publication galleys of… Read More
