PlumX to include usage statistics from EBSCO databases - June 24, 2014
Metrics from Plum Analytics will now include usage statistics for articles and books that are available from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) databases and EBSCO Discovery Service. The article-level data from these databases will allow Plum Analytics' product PlumX to provide usage statistics on articles and books… Read More
Elsevier announces inclusion of a Simplified Chinese user interface to Scopus - June 24, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a Simplified Chinese user interface to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. The interface enables Chinese users to search and discover scientific literature in their local language. In addition to the localised interface,… Read More
Stanley Katz and Sandra Hirsh join Credo advisory board - June 24, 2014
Information skills solutions provider Credo has announced that Sandra Hirsh, Director of San José State University's School of Library & Information Science, and Stanley Katz, Director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, have joined the… Read More
La Trobe University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 23, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that La Trobe University in Melbourne has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. The University Library is replacing a number of systems with the cloud-based Alma and Primo… Read More
Submissions for 3rd International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications called for - June 20, 2014
Mendeley, a free reference manager and academic social network, is co-organizing the 3rd International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications along with CORE, the Open University, Athena Research and Innovation Center, and the European Library/ Europeana. The vast amount of content hosted by digital libraries nowadays poses… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health’s UpToDate helps Kurashiki Central Hospital deliver world-class healthcare, medical training - June 20, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that UpToDate® figures prominently in Kurashiki Central Hospital's efforts to provide patients with world-class healthcare. The teaching hospital, which cares for 800,000 people in Japan's western Okayama Prefecture district, also uses the evidence-based clinical decision support resource to… Read More
