Results of Publishers Licensing Society survey of text and data mining activity announced - August 14, 2015
The Publishers Licensing Society recently conducted a survey of text and data mining activity to which ALPSP Members were invited to respond. A total of 111 unique responses were received and the results will be unlikely to surprise many of those involved… Read More
New Outsell report identifies next generation data visualization tools - August 14, 2015
Outsell, Inc., the research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new report 'Next Generation Enterprise Data Visualization Tools'. Big data has ushered in a wave of data-driven decision-making in the enterprise and traditional business intelligence systems have… Read More
Publishers Communication Group hires Sarah Zhao as new China sales representative - August 14, 2015
Sales and marketing consultancy Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has hired Sarah Zhao as its new sales representative based in China, effective July 1. Working from Beijing, Zhao will promote and sell content to institutions and consortia in the China market on behalf of PCG's client… Read More
Perceptions of open access publishing are changing for the better, reveals NPG and Palgrave Macmillan survey - August 13, 2015
A survey of 22,000 academic researchers by Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Palgrave Macmillan has found that a decreasing number of authors are concerned about perceptions of the quality of open access publications. In 2014, 40 percent of scientists who had not… Read More
ProQuest scholarly content now discoverable in Google Scholar - August 12, 2015
ProQuest has announced that the full text of its scholarly content – including journals and working papers – is now indexed in Google Scholar, enabling Google Scholar users to seamlessly discover and access their library's ProQuest collections. Efficiency and productivity for both ProQuest and Google Scholar… Read More
Nearly 4,000 physicians at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, use UpToDate to stay current with the best clinical practices, onsite and remotely - August 12, 2015
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced that at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, nearly 4,000 physicians stay current with the best clinical practices, onsite and remotely, by using UpToDate®, the mobile-enabled clinical decision… Read More
