Key international associations come together to underscore their support for immediate open access to research articles - May 19, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has joined major international associations in support of immediate open access to research. SPARC, along with five international partner organisations, recently released a statement underscoring the importance of immediate, free access to the research of research. As… Read More
ReadCube announces expansion of its suite of scholarly literature tools - May 16, 2014
ReadCube has announced the expansion of its suite of scholarly literature tools. Along with a new release of the popular free ReadCube desktop application, ReadCube welcomes the addition of ReadCube's iOS apps, its Word-compatible citation tool (SmartCite), and a premium offering with cloud sync (ReadCube Pro).… Read More
University of Manitoba integrates plagiarism detection technology iThenticate for students, researchers and faculty - May 16, 2014
The University of Manitoba has integrated leading plagiarism detection technology iThenticate into their Research Integrity framework, and made the service available to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and faculty to ensure academic integrity and avoid plagiarism. The University of Manitoba website has… Read More
University of Liège Library selects Ex Libris Alma - May 16, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Liège (ULg) in Belgium has selected Ex Libris Alma for its multiple campuses and libraries. For almost 10 years, ULg's libraries have worked closely with Ex Libris to deliver best-of-class solutions to the… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health and International AIDS Society partner to provide UpToDate to society members - May 15, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has partnered with the International AIDS Society (IAS) to provide UpToDate® to society members. The partnership was facilitated by the company's medical journal publishing business, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW). LWW is the publisher of AIDS, among other leading medical,… Read More
Springer launches CrossMark service for journal content - May 15, 2014
STM publisher Springer is launching CrossMark, an identification service from CrossRef, for forthcoming journal articles, ensuring that the user always gets the latest updates and most current content. All Springer journal content published from now on will have the CrossMark logo. For all Springer journal… Read More