Elsevier collaborates with Dutch Fulbright Center to support early career researchers in the Netherlands - November 28, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced its collaboration with the Dutch division of the Fulbright Center, a bi-national non-profit organisation focused on enhancing the collaboration between the US and the Netherlands in science. The collaboration between Elsevier and the Dutch Fulbright Center aims to provide support… Read More
Boston University Libraries go live with Ex Libris Alma next-generation resource management solution - November 28, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Boston University (BU) Libraries, a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma next-generation resource management solution. An early adopter of Alma, BU Libraries collaborated closely with… Read More
Mendeley Institutional Edition expands user base in Asia-Pacific region - November 27, 2012
Mendeley, a UK-based startup, has announced that Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets (MIE), the web-based research analytics dashboard and social collaboration platform, has expanded its reach into the Asia–Pacific market. The platform is being rolled out at the University of Nottingham Malaysia campus. This foreign… Read More
Renew Training report examines scholarly journals’ reader behaviour - November 27, 2012
Renew Training, operated by Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner, has published the results of a study into how readers discover content in scholarly journals. The survey, supported by SAGE, is the culmination of a 6-month research project comparing the changing reader behaviour between 2005 and 2012… Read More
ACCP partners with The Sheridan Group to launch new eCommerce site - November 27, 2012
The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has announced a partnership with The Sheridan Group to develop an eCommerce solution. The new eCommerce solution will allow ACCP to sell both electronic and print books directly to consumers in time for their annual conference, CHEST. By… Read More
Manchester University Press to preserve e-journals with Portico - November 21, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that Manchester University Press (MUP) has entered into an agreement with Portico to preserve its e-journals. Through this agreement, MUP seeks to ensure that its e-journals will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers, and students.… Read More
