Springer and Altmetric launch Bookmetrix, a new platform for book impact - April 14, 2015
STM publisher Springer has become the first publisher to offer title and chapter level metrics across all of their books via a new platform, Bookmetrix. Developed in partnership with metrics provider Altmetric, the data captured via Bookmetrix is displayed on the book pages on Springer’s content… Read More
The University of Minnesota Press and Columbia University Press to join OUP’s University Press Scholarship Online - April 14, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that The University of Minnesota Press will join University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) in August 2015. The Minnesota Scholarship Online (tentatively called MPSO) site will go live with 389 titles across a broad range of subject areas. … Read More
EDP Sciences in deal with Portico to preserve e-journals - April 13, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that EDP Sciences, a learned-society owned publisher, will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. EDP Sciences (Édition Diffusion Presse Sciences), a subsidiary of several… Read More
Scientific Research Publishing chooses Portico for e-journal preservation - April 9, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. SCIRP is based in the US and China. SCIRP is one of the largest Open Access journal… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Russian MISiS National University of Science & Technology announce new partnership - April 8, 2015
Thomson Reuters has announced a new partnership with Russia's MISiS National University of Science and Technology to effectively manage the University's research workflow. MISiS National University of Science and Technology is Russia's first higher education institution to use Thomson Reuters' state-of-the-art research scientific information management system… Read More
The University of Surrey selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - April 7, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Surrey has selected the next-generation Alma unified resource management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Primo and Alma will replace multiple systems, including the Library's Capita (Talis) library management system (LMS)… Read More
