Springer’s eBooks on center stage at Australian universities - February 20, 2015
STM publisher Springer is putting its eBooks front and center in a new campaign scheduled for Orientation Week in Adelaide, Australia, this month. While the full breadth of the effort will feature a lot of moving parts at multiple locations, there is no question that the… Read More
University of Connecticut selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - February 19, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Connecticut Libraries have selected the Alma® library management solution and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution. The UConn Libraries were looking for an advanced technology solution to achieve seamless integration of all… Read More
Nevada to use Elsevier DirectCourse to train employment professionals - February 19, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that Nevada's Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) will provide a new online curriculum from Elsevier Direct Course to train about 75 ADSD staffers. These professionals work to improve employment outcomes for Nevada adults and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities… Read More
CCC’s ‘Get It Now’ article delivery service now available for adoption by academic libraries in Sweden - February 18, 2015
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), has announced that its 'Get It Now' article delivery service is now available for adoption by academic institutions of higher education in Sweden. Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden is the first school outside… Read More
ALPSP, the LBF and the PA announce inaugural Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum - February 18, 2015
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced the launch of the inaugural Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum at the London Book Fair. Developed in collaboration with the London Book Fair (LBF), ALPSP and the Publishers Association, 'Access all Areas: Global Trends in… Read More
Nature-Springer deal further consolidates STM publishing - February 18, 2015
Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners announced January 15 an agreement to merge Springer Science+Business Media with the majority of Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan Science and Education — namely Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan and the global businesses of Macmillan Education. This announcement is… Read More
