Kansas State University Libraries opt for Ex Libris Alma - January 30, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Kansas State University (K-State) has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution. Replacing multiple systems including Ex Libris Voyager, Alma will streamline operations at K-State Libraries by providing a cloud-based, open, and unified platform… Read More
Springer adds altmetrics information to all articles available on SpringerLink - January 30, 2014
STM publisher Springer has added altmetrics information to every article available on SpringerLink, the publishing company's online platform. The data is provided by Altmetric, a London-based start-up which tracks and analyzes the online activity around scholarly literature. The addition of this feature… Read More
American University of Kuwait selects EBSCO Information Services as e-book supplier for 2014 - January 29, 2014
The American University of Kuwait (AUK), an independent, private and coeducational liberal arts institution of higher education, has selected EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) as its e-book supplier for 2014. The university spent many months evaluating different e-book collections from various suppliers. … Read More
Latest release of Price Rx includes NADAC pricing information and additional user enhancements - January 29, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Price Rx® v2.2 now features NADAC pricing information and several other key enhancements, helping to save users valuable time in research and reporting for selected drug products. Price Rx customers now have the ability to… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional and RelayHealth partner to provide patient education resources on AccessMedicine platforms - January 29, 2014
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, has announced that its premier online medical platform, AccessMedicine, now offers more than 7,000 downloadable patient monographs in nine languages through a partnership with RelayHealth. RelayHealth, McKesson's connectivity business, provides solutions to enable constituents across healthcare to exchange information… Read More
BISG announces new research initiative to study subscription models of selling published content - January 29, 2014
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has announced a major new research initiative to study subscription models of selling published content. Given the success of digital subscription services in the film, television, and music industries, publishing industry stakeholders have wondered how and when these services… Read More
