NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol Standing Committee to replace former maintenance agency - November 20, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the replacement of the maintenance agency for the two-part American National Standard on the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP), ANSI/NISO Z39.83, with a Standing Committee for ongoing maintenance of the standard. NCIP addresses the need for interoperability among… Read More
Elsevier and Ex Libris announce collaborative initiative to incorporate SNIP and SNR journal metrics in the ranking of search results - November 19, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier and library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group have announced a collaborative initiative to use the source normalised impact per paper (SNIP) and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) metrics in calculating relevance ranking for Primo search results. The SNIP… Read More
Columbia University Medical Center signs subscription agreement with McGraw-Hill Professional for AccessMedicine - November 19, 2013
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced a subscription agreement with Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) for AccessMedicine, the company's premier online learning product. CUMC is a global leader in scientific research, health and medical education, and patient care. The agreement seeks… Read More
The Radiological Society of North America launches two journal apps, developed by Sheridan - November 19, 2013
Sheridan, a provider of print, publishing services and technology solutions to publishers, associations, university presses, and cataloguers has created two full-text journal apps for The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) - one for Radiology, and the other for RadioGraphics. Each app accommodates both Apple and… Read More
HighWire Press and JBJS, Inc. announce expanded partnership - November 19, 2013
Stanford University's HighWire Press has announced an expansion of their partnership with JBJS, Inc., with the migration of the growing suite of JBJS titles to the HighWire Open Platform. By mid-2014, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, JBJS Case Connector, JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques,… Read More
Cengage Learning and Southwestern College Professional Studies partner to provide and develop online courses and curriculum - November 19, 2013
Educational content, software and services company Cengage Learning has announced a two-year partnership with Southwestern College Professional Studies in Kansas to provide Course360 general education online courses and to develop custom curriculum for new online courses. Course360 provides a flexible online course solution for Southwestern that… Read More
