ABIM MOC assessments feature access to UpToDate - October 2, 2017
Beginning in 2018, physicians will be able to access UpToDate® - an online, evidence-based clinical decision support resource - during American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) assessments. UpToDate will be the first online resource available during traditional… Read More
Altmetric and the Association of University Presses launch new data-driven pilot - September 29, 2017
Data science company Altmetric and the Association of University Presses have announced the launch of a new data-driven pilot. This three month project has been devised to offer editorial, marketing, communications, and other stakeholders within the presses, the opportunity to familiarise themselves with Altmetric data. … Read More
Consorcio Madroño chooses Ex Libris Alma and Primo - September 29, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Consorcio Madroño (the Madroño consortium) has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and services for the consortium's members. Alma will replace the SirsiDynix… Read More
Editorial Manager Version 14.1 includes updated Author Submission Interface capable of automated metadata extraction - September 29, 2017
Online submission system provider Aries Systems has announced that Editorial Manager, Version 14.1, now in Beta release, includes an updated Author Submission Interface capable of extracting key metadata from Authors' submitted Microsoft Word documents so as to automatically populate key system fields. The new interface simplifies… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases Serials Price Projection Report for 2018 - September 28, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has released the 2018 Serials Price Projection Report. The report projects that the overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic/medical libraries are expected to be in the range of five to six percent (before currency impact). EBSCO released the Serials… Read More
ACRL and OCLC release ‘Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research’ report - September 28, 2017
ACRL and OCLC have announced the release of Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research. Developed for ACRL by OCLC Research, this valuable resource investigates how libraries can increase student learning and success and effectively communicate their value to… Read More
