ACRL and Choice launch new mobile app - January 20, 2017
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and its Choice publishing unit have announced the launch of a new mobile app. The ACRL-Choice app delivers to academic and research librarians the latest collection- and professional-development content, along with ACRL and Choice news and information, in… Read More
ProQuest enhances discovery of global ‘Calls for Papers’ with Pivot service - January 20, 2017
ProQuest is further simplifying the workflow of researchers by integrating funding and publishing opportunities into one easy-to-use environment through a new addition to its Pivot® service. The Papers Invited® database, a comprehensive collection of calls for papers issued by professional bodies, journal… Read More
Altmetric adds Shibboleth authentication option for institutions - January 19, 2017
Data science company Altmetric has announced that their customers will be able to access the Explorer for Institutions platform using their Shibboleth single sign-on credentials. This additional authentication method provides customers with the option of seamless access to the Explorer platform, making it even easier for… Read More
Reprints Desk joins OpenAthens federation of trusted partners, simplifying secure access to research - January 19, 2017
Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in cloud-based solutions for scientific research, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk, Inc. has joined Eduserv's OpenAthens federation. The move expands the portfolio of secure authentication tools for Reprints Desk's Article Galaxy platform that provides a single point of… Read More
More than a million records of open access publications from Latin America now discoverable through OpenAIRE platform - January 19, 2017
Over a million records of open access publications from Latin America are now discoverable through the OpenAIRE platform. In December 2016, OpenAIRE began harvesting records from LA Referencia, the large regional repository network that aggregates metadata of open access publications. LA Referencia contains over 1.2 million… Read More
New PCG white paper reveals benefits of chapter-level metadata - January 19, 2017
The Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has released a comprehensive study, according to which, there is growing demand in the academic community for chapter-level metadata and abstracts to be made available, and multiple benefits for publishers who are able to provide them. The 'Read More
