Transferable peer review to be piloted with nine of Wiley’s high impact neuroscience titles - December 10, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the trial of an enhanced system of peer review, which will allow for the transfer of reviewer comments between journals. Peer review is an integral part of scientific publishing and the new pilot is being trialled in selected… Read More
University of Houston selects Ex Libris Discovery solutions - December 10, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Houston (UH) has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the SFX OpenURL link resolver. After defining the library's long-term requirements and evaluating a number of commercial options, the university library -… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Masaryk University collaborate to quantify global research impact - December 6, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a commitment between Masaryk University and Thomson Reuters to demonstrate the efficiency and global impact of the university’s scientific research. The trusted indicators of Thomson Reuters InCites, the company’s flagship, web-based research evaluation tool, will… Read More
Health Market Science selects Medi-Span Controlled Substance Files for integration with Prescriber Eligibility solution - December 6, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Medi-Span Controlled Substances Drug File has been selected by Health Market Science (HMS), a supplier of provider data and end-to-end solutions that address data management, regulatory compliance and market intelligence, for integration with HMS's Prescriber Eligibility®… Read More
BIBSYS Consortium opts for Ex Libris Alma - December 6, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that BIBSYS, the Norwegian national provider of library services, has selected the Alma library management service. BIBSYS will use Alma in conjunction with Ex Libris Primo to provide next-generation library services for a consortium of over 100… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched to preserve with CLOCKSS Archive - December 6, 2013
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with Knowledge Unlatched to preserve their ebooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries worldwide. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a 'trigger event' and… Read More