North American academic libraries struggle to meet demand for non-English language content, says new report - December 8, 2017
Academic libraries are struggling to meet a rising demand for non-English language content, according to new survey results published by ProQuest. Rising international student enrolments and the popularity of programs that use foreign language content are increasing the importance of foreign language materials in library collections,… Read More
Wiley and WFSJ partner to deliver science research and training to journalists - December 8, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. and the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) have announced a new partnership that provides access to scientific evidence to 57 member associations representing 10,000 journalists from around the world. The partnership provides journalists with access to the full collection… Read More
SAGE Publishing expands investment in CCC’s RightsLink for Open Access platform - December 7, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has substantially expanded their investment in the RightsLink® for Open Access platform from Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation. RightsLink for Open Access is a metadata-driven e-commerce platform that helps publishers… Read More
New Nature Index data indicates surge in collaboration as businesses outsource discovery to academia - December 7, 2017
New data from the Nature Index show that as corporations have scaled back their own in-house research, there has been a surge in collaboration with academic and government research bodies, as they look to share the burden of scientific discovery. These findings are featured in the… Read More
37% of UK research outputs freely available immediately at the time of publication, says new report - December 6, 2017
The Universities UK Open Access Coordination Group has released a report, according to which, the proportion of UK research which is available via open access is increasing at a considerable rate, with 37% of research outputs freely available to the world immediately at publication. This report,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health partners with Omnicell, Inc. to distribute Omnicell’s IVX Workflow system - December 5, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced a partnership with Omnicell, Inc. to distribute Omnicell's IVX Workflow system, which integrates with Wolters Kluwer's market-leading Simplifi 797®. The partnership enables customers to easily acquire and deploy integrated automation and quality tools together to improve accuracy, enhance safety and facilitate… Read More
