ARL to retire SPEC survey program in November - August 24, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that the SPEC survey program will end with the publication of SPEC Kit 361 in November. Going forward, ARL is developing new ways to design and implement pilot projects to test new measures, and record and distribute case… Read More
Digital Science integrates over 360,000 policy documents into Dimensions - August 23, 2018
Research technology company Digital Science has announced the addition of over 360,000 policy documents to research insights platform Dimensions. With this integration, Dimensions further broadens the view of activity across the research lifecycle and provides valuable insights into an important and high profile aspect of the… Read More
Atypon and Hypothesis announce open annotation integration with Atypon’s Literatum platform - August 23, 2018
Atypon and Hypothesis have announced a collaboration to align annotation capabilities in Atypon's new in-browser Literatum eReader with the emerging ecosystem of interoperable clients and services for annotation based open standards and technologies. A non-profit, open source technology organisation, Hypothesis' user-friendly tool allows academics and… Read More
University of Denver to join Ex Libris Esploro early adopter program - August 22, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Denver has decided to become an early adopter of the Ex Libris Esploro™ research services solution. Esploro will facilitate the capture, management, and dissemination of the university's research output and data across all disciplines; improve… Read More
ConTech 2018 and DataBeers announce new collaboration - August 22, 2018
ConTech 2018 has announced that the next DataBeers London event will be taking place this November in partnership with the conference. DataBeers is a global not-for-profit initiative (currently in 18 cities), that brings data scientists and data enthusiasts from industry, government, academia and the arts to… Read More
SSP New Directions Seminar expanded for 2018 - August 22, 2018
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) New Directions Seminar has been expanded for 2018. Through speaker presentations, panel sessions, roundtables, and a lively debate session, SSP will explore new ways in which publishers are combining new strategies, new technology, and new approaches to their communities to… Read More
