Digital Science invests in Peerwith to further strengthen author and publisher offerings - January 18, 2017
Technology software company Digital Science has invested in Peerwith – a marketplace for author services, matching academics seeking support for their work with experts who can provide a plethora of services to increase the scientific impact of their work. These include editing,… Read More
Usage statistics for Pilot and Round 2 e-books now available - January 18, 2017
Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for- profit company based in England, has revealed the first download figures for KU Round 2 titles that have been unlatched so far. In Round 2, 78 new Humanities and Social Sciences e-books from 26 publishers were made Open Access through the… Read More
ProQuest integrates text and video in seamless search for improved contextual discovery - January 16, 2017
One fast, comprehensive search now encompasses content in the ProQuest platform and Alexander Street's popular Academic Video Online, connecting researchers seamlessly to documentaries, training videos, journal articles, news, dissertations, primary sources, ebooks and more in one place. Subscribers to the ProQuest platform and Academic Video Online… Read More
Tsinghua University in Beijing selects Ex Libris Alma library management service - January 16, 2017
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Tsinghua University in Beijing has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library management service to replace the university's Innovative Millennium integrated library system. Tsinghua University was ranked as the top university in China by QS World University Rankings®. Tsinghua… Read More
Cengage Launches MindTap ACE, offers seamless integration of curated OER content into courses - January 16, 2017
Education and technology company Cengage has launched MindTap ACE, a digital solution that blends curated Open Educational Resources (OER) with Cengage content. Designed to help faculty seamlessly integrate OER into their courses, MindTap ACE expands Cengage's portfolio of comprehensive learning solutions that use open resources, including… Read More
Reprints Desk appoints Raj Vaghela as Product Lead for next generation SaaS platform - January 12, 2017
Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in providing cloud-based solutions for scientific research, has appointed Raj Vaghela to Director of Product Management for its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk. The company simplifies how organisations procure, access, manage, use, and legally share scholarly journal articles and other content in… Read More
