New Publishers Association and ALPSP report on the potential effect of making journals free after a six month embargo - June 4, 2012
The Publishers Association and the Association of Learned, Professional and Society Publishers (ALPSP) have released a report titled ‘The potential effect of making journals free after a six month embargo.’ The report found that an across-the-board mandate might have a material effect… Read More
OCLC’s EZproxy now available as a hosted service in Europe - June 4, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that EZproxy, the authentication and remote access software for libraries, is now available as a hosted solution in Europe. Beginning in June 2012, University of the Arts London will be piloting an EZproxy authentication service hosted in OCLC’s new… Read More
EBSCO SmartLinks+ to help librarians gain seamless access to full text - June 1, 2012
EBSCO has released a tool, EBSCO SmartLinks+, designed to help librarians expose more content and make searches more relevant within their library’s collection. SmartLinks+ utilises a knowledge base of more than 23 million article links from more than 15,000 journals, dynamically inserting the appropriate links… Read More
Serials Solutions appoints Paul Brennan as Senior Director, Content Operations - June 1, 2012
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business unit, has announced that Paul Brennan has joined the company as Senior Director, Content Operations. In this new role, Brennan will develop the vision and drive content operational excellence for Serials Solutions and Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest. These… Read More
Portico and American Medical Association announce archiving deal - June 1, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) will preserve its e-journals with Portico. AMA has committed 13 titles for preservation in Portico. These include the AMA’s flagship journal, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA); the 9… Read More
ProQuest helps create online access to Queen Victoria’s personal journals - May 31, 2012
Executives from ProQuest were present as Queen Elizabeth II officially launched an online view into royal history: a digital retrospective of the complete personal journals of Queen Victoria, enabling the first-ever access to the private records of one of the world's most influential public figures. With… Read More
