Output of science and engineering publications by the US and China has almost reached parity, reveals NSB Science & Engineering Indicators 2016 - March 21, 2016
The NSB Science & Engineering Indicators 2016 report reveals that authors based in the US were responsible for 18.8% of global scientific output in 2015, while China-based authors accounted for 18.2%. This performance follows over a decade of 'catching-up' by China, which has seen its share… Read More
PPF reaches subscription fulfillment agreement with the Canadian Medical Association - March 21, 2016
Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment (PPF), a division of EBSCO Information Services, will provide subscription fulfillment services for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) for its STM journals. The partnership will ensure that the needs of CMA journal subscribers are met while allowing CMA… Read More
Australia’s University of New England goes live with Ex Libris Alma and Primo - March 18, 2016
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of New England (UNE), in New South Wales, Australia, has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma replaces the Innovative Interfaces Virtua integrated library system.… Read More
Wolters Kluwer completes first group of data migrations for new customers converting to ProVation MD from Olympus EndoWorks - March 17, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has successfully completed data migrations at three ProVation® MD Gastroenterology customer facilities that converted from Olympus® EndoWorks® in advance of its 2018 retirement. Wolters Kluwer signed… Read More
ReadCube acquires Papers from Springer Nature - March 17, 2016
ReadCube, an innovative software developer serving researchers, publishers, academic and commercial organisations, has acquired Papers from global academic publisher Springer Nature. Papers is a London-based, reference manager tool which helps researchers find and organise a personal library and cite research literature. The… Read More
Altmetric webinar to explore value of altmetrics for journal editors - March 17, 2016
Altmetrics data provider Altmetric is hosting a webinar exploring the value of altmetrics for journal editors. The webinar is scheduled for March 30, 2016, from 3pm BST / 10am EDT. Altmetrics, or alternative metrics, are increasingly being adopted by publishers, funders and institutions as a… Read More
