Italy’s LUISS – Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli – selects Ex Libris Alma Library Services Platform - November 9, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that LUISS - Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli - will be building its new and enhanced library services on the Ex Libris Alma® platform while continuing to work with the Ex Libris Summon® discovery solution. The… Read More
SPEC Survey webcast on Libraries, Presses, and Publishing - November 9, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2017.… Read More
New Research Information report warns of a ‘failing system’ in scholarly publishing - November 9, 2017
Research Information has commissioned a new report asking publishers, librarians and researchers about challenges in the scholarly publishing cycle. The Scholarly Publishing Research Cycle: Perspectives of a failing system from the publishing, library and research sectors will be published on December 4, and unveiled at… Read More
Virginia’s Community Colleges select Ex Libris Alma solution - November 8, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Virginia's Community Colleges (VCCS) has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and will integrate it with its statewide implementation of the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma will replace the Ex Libris Aleph®… Read More
Baton Rouge General to deploy Wolters Kluwer’s POC Advisor to reduce sepsis - November 8, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Baton Rouge General will deploy POC AdvisorTM, leveraging its clinical surveillance and analytics to reduce sepsis mortality and morbidity rates. The clinical intelligence platform will be a central component of the 'Most Wired' hospital's overall clinical and technology strategy. POC… Read More
Open access academic books downloaded, discussed and cited far more than traditional books, says Springer Nature report - November 8, 2017
Springer Nature has released a report, according to which, there is a tangible benefit to publishing academic books using immediate, or 'gold', open access (OA) models. The research found that such books are downloaded seven times more - on average, there are… Read More
