Institutions in Australia and New Zealand select Primo to complement their Ex Libris Alma LMS - June 19, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of South Australia (UniSA), the University of Western Sydney (UWS), and New Zealand's Otago University have chosen the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution to complement their Ex Libris Alma library management service.… Read More
Cambridge University Press selects CCC’s RightsLink for Open Access solution to manage APCs for OA publications - June 19, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that Cambridge University Press has selected CCC's RightsLink for Open Access to manage Article Processing Charges (APCs) for its Open Access publications. CCC has been helping publishers improve the author experience in collecting APCs… Read More
UK science facing knowledge drain, says RSC chief executive - June 19, 2013
The Science is Vital campaign group has issued a report on the legacy of the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review for UK science. The science budget saw a cash freeze in 2010, but this has been a 10 percent cut in real terms. The report shows that, as a result, researchers… Read More
HathiTrust and DPLA partnership to make nearly 3.5 million books accessible via DPLA portal and API - June 19, 2013
The HathiTrust Digital Library will partner with the recently launched Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to expand discovery and use of HathiTrust's public domain and other openly available content. DPLA provides an online portal to freely available digital material held by libraries, archives, and… Read More
Scope partners with AAPA to provide ‘Big Data’ services - June 18, 2013
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, has entered into a partnership with the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the US national professional society for physician assistants, to provide big data analytics solutions. Scope has considerable experience in… Read More
Yale University selects Serials Solutions’ Summon discovery service - June 18, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that its Summon discovery service has been selected by Yale University to improve access to its distinctive collection, including 15 million volumes and information in all media. Yale University Library is the most recent of six Ivy League schools… Read More
