2016 SSP Annual Meeting session recordings now available - June 28, 2016
At this year's SSP Annual Meeting, boundaries were stretched, ideas were challenged, and borders were crossed. For those who were not able to attend or could not make it to all the sessions, recordings of all sessions including keynotes, plenaries, and concurrent sessions are now available… Read More
Springer and Palgrave Macmillan journals announce increased number of journals in JCR - June 28, 2016
The 2016 update of the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) lists a total of 1,681 Springer journals among its numbers. This figure includes the Palgrave Macmillan journals which are now hosted on the online platform SpringerLink. Forty of these are newcomers… Read More
Frontline becomes only medical publisher to complete database audit of 810,000 HCPs - June 27, 2016
Frontline Medical Communications (FMC), a leader in digital, print and live events, recently completed an audit of its database, the only medical publisher to have an audit of this type. BPA Worldwide, an independent, third-party, using widely accepted auditing procedures, conducted an examination and verification… Read More
Ex Libris continues to improve library productivity with mobile app – Alma Mobile - June 27, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that its Alma library management service now enables librarians to access Alma from anywhere, using a mobile device. It is expected that the Alma Mobile will significantly improve libraries’ operational efficiency. Librarians can now access task lists and… Read More
New community-based open source environment to provoke conversation about library innovation and technology - June 27, 2016
Libraries and service providers have come together to reshape the future of libraries and develop new technologies. The new initiative, FOLIO, provides a platform for libraries, service providers, and other organisations to team up to redefine library automation via open source projects. The goal is to… Read More
EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost users can now visualize altmetrics from Plum Analytics - June 24, 2016
EBSCO Information Services has announced that the overall research experience for users of EBSCO Discovery Service™ and EBSCOhost® databases is improving with the addition of altmetrics data from Plum™ Analytics, an EBSCO company. By integrating the Plum Print widget into these platforms, users will have a… Read More