PlumX Metrics to help University of Helsinki measure reach of research - April 12, 2016
The University of Helsinki has become the first university in Finland to use altmetrics provided by Plum™ Analytics, an EBSCO company, to gain greater insight into the research output of its scholars. Departments in several different disciplines are using PlumX Dashboard to… Read More
Brill Books now indexed by Google Scholar - April 12, 2016
Academic publisher Brill has announced that its edited book volumes will be indexed by Google Scholar, an influential web search engine for the scholarly world. Google Scholar allows users to search for digital or physical copies of articles, whether online or in libraries. It indexes… Read More
Ingenta to present at London Book Fair 2016 - April 11, 2016
Ingenta, a provider of technology and associated services to the publishing and information industries, will be presenting a number of sessions at this year's London Book Fair, all of which will take place in The Faculty; the hub for debate and learning through a programme of… Read More
Emerald offers free access to selected research on libraries transformation - April 11, 2016
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is offering free access to a selection of its latest Library and Information Science (LIS) research in celebration of National Library Week. National Library Week is a national event sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) which is celebrated in… Read More
New export figures show global reach of UK publishing industry - April 11, 2016
New figures released by The Publishers Association show the international demand of UK published material and how educational publishing remains the powerhouse of the UK publishing industry's export business. Total export revenues were £1.42 billion in 2015 but a combination of education, academic and ELT… Read More
CCC enables publishers to offer physical reprints and eprints to authors through its RightsLink platform - April 8, 2016
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, now enables publishers to offer physical reprints and ePrints to their authors directly through its RightsLink® platform via a partnership with Sheridan, a provider of print, publishing services and technology solutions. The platform can… Read More
