NISO seeks comments on the draft recommended practice Open Access Metadata and Indicators - January 7, 2014
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft recommended practice Open Access Metadata and Indicators (NISO RP-22-201x). Launched in January 2013, the NISO Open Access Metadata and Indicators Working Group was chartered to develop protocols and mechanisms for transmitting the access status… Read More
Husson University Library improves access to resources with Serials Solutions’ 360 Link - January 6, 2014
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that Husson University is working with the company to improve usage of the W. Tom and Bonnie Sawyer Library's resources. In pursuit of a solution to increase the number of full-text downloads, the university selected the 360 Link OpenURL… Read More
Cengage Learning seeking $2 billion in bankruptcy exit loans - January 6, 2014
College textbook publisher Cengage Learning is seeking as much as $2 billion in loans to exit bankruptcy. Earlier in July 2013, the publisher had agreed with lenders to restructure $5.8 billion of debt. According to a December 27 court filing, the financing would consist of… Read More
ProQuest Stat Ab and Queen Victoria’s Journals selected for Choice Magazine’s annual Outstanding Academic Titles list - January 3, 2014
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States and Queen Victoria's Journals have been selected for Choice Magazine's annual, highly acclaimed Outstanding Academic Titles list. ProQuest's 'Stat Ab' has been heralded for rescuing and upgrading an 'essential' reference from extinction, while Queen Victoria's Journals was noted for… Read More
National Library of Medicine announces new addition to its Digital Collections - December 31, 2013
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new addition to its Digital Collections: over 400 NLM publications and productions dating from the 1860s to the 1990s. This new digital collection encompasses all printed monographic publications produced by the National Library of Medicine and… Read More
UBM Tech appoints Kim Davis as Editor-in-Chief of SaaS in the Enterprise - December 27, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced that Kim Davis has been promoted to editor-in-chief of SaaS in the Enterprise, the company's community-oriented site that keeps readers up-to-date about applications in the cloud. Davis has worked as managing editor of SaaS in the Enterprise… Read More
