Amy Brand to keynote ALPSP International Conference 2014 - July 23, 2014
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced that Amy Brand, VP Academic & Research Relations, VP North America, Digital Science, will be the keynote speaker at the ALPSP Conference. Her presentation is entitled ‘Innovation and its place in… Read More
GeoScienceWorld launches new ebooks platform on HighWire - July 23, 2014
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) has announced the release of the new GeoScienceWorld eBook Collections on the HighWire Open Platform: ebooks.geoscienceworld.org. The new site is dedicated to the study of the earth sciences, containing books from 10 leading society publishers. The GSW eBook Collections… Read More
Ex Libris unveils version 4.0 of Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution - July 22, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced the release of version 4.0 of the Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution. This major new release streamlines the management of preservation roles and enhances the communication between Rosetta and discovery systems, enabling users to easily… Read More
Open University of Cyprus opts for EBSCO Discovery Service - July 22, 2014
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS), the discovery solution from EBSCO. EBSCO was able to deliver the service and support the university was looking for as well as provide unique customisation options… Read More
Swets appoints Georges Sarazin as National Sales Manager for Canada - July 22, 2014
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Georges Sarazin as its new National Sales Manager for Canada. Georges joins Swets from Midwest Library Service, where he held the position of Regional Manager, responsible for managing territories in Canada and New England. He has… Read More
SCOAP3 repository now open for the community to harvest content through OAI-PMH feeds - July 21, 2014
The SCOAP3 repository is now open for the community to harvest content through OAI-PMH feeds. The SCOAP3 repository hosts Open Access articles published under the SCOAP3 initiative. It is built on Open Source software and has been recently featured at the Open Repository 2014 conference. The… Read More