KU Libraries, Open Access Network, SPARC and Allen Press to jointly sponsor OA symposium - November 8, 2016
The University of Kansas Libraries, Open Access Network, Allen Press and SPARC are jointly sponsoring an international symposium, 'Envisioning a World Beyond APCs/BPCs,' in Lawrence, Kan., on November 17-18. The symposium will consider current… Read More
Ringgold and PSI partner to harness the power of linked data - November 7, 2016
Ringgold, an ISNI Registration Agency, and Publisher Solutions International, Ltd. (PSI) have signed an agreement that will enable both companies to provide services based on the power of combining Ringgold's Identify Database and PSI's IP Registry. The process is underway to map Identify and the… Read More
Elsevier announces availability of two new Reference Modules – Reference Modules in Life Sciences and Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology - November 3, 2016
STM Publisher Elsevier has announced the availability of its two new Reference Modules, Reference Module in Life Sciences and Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Each provides researchers, clinicians, educators and students access to reference content updated as science progresses. The new Reference Modules are… Read More
SPARC launches integrated resource to understand, compare federal article and data-sharing policies - October 31, 2016
SPARC has released a new, integrated resource for tracking, comparing, and understanding U.S. federal agencies' article and data sharing policies. This free tool combines a new analysis of federal public access plans for sharing peer-reviewed research articles with the federal data sharing policy resource that SPARC… Read More
EBSCO Health and McMaster University’s Health Information Research Unit partner to expand evidence-based healthcare - October 27, 2016
EBSCO Health has announced a partnership with McMaster University's Health Information Research Unit to ensure that healthcare professionals can make decisions based on the best available evidence. The partnership brings together two of the most established services that provide systematic literature surveillance to improve the effectiveness… Read More
Jönköping University Library selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo to help fulfill strategic plan - October 26, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Sweden's Jönköping University has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to help the library improve services and create new ones that will enhance the teaching, learning and research… Read More