BIR Publications partners with ReadCube to enhance discoverability of its collection - January 24, 2018
BIR Publications, the publishing arm of the British Institute of Radiology (BIR), has partnered with ReadCube's Discover program to index their collection of over 35,000 articles. Through the Discover service all of BIR's journals, including BJR, BJR|case reports, Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, and Imaging, will be searchable in… Read More
Three South African Universities go live with Ex Libris Alma and Primo - January 19, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the University of Cape Town, and the University of the Western Cape are now operational with the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. They join Stellenbosch… Read More
The University of the Andes (Colombia) unveils trilingual OA journal site on Atypon’s Literatum online publishing platform - January 18, 2018
The Universidad de los Andes (University of the Andes) in Colombia, a private research institution and one of the top universities in South America, has launched a new site for all of its journals on Literatum, Atypon's online publishing platform. The trilingual site offers researchers content… Read More
CLOCKSS and SAGE Publishing announce preservation deal - January 17, 2018
The CLOCKSS Archive and academic publisher SAGE Publishing have announced that the SAGE e-book offerings on its SAGE Research Methods (SRM) and SAGE Knowledge (SK) platforms will be digitally preserved for the long-term in the CLOCKSS Archive. SAGE, an independent academic… Read More
The Publishers Association unveils data protection toolkit - January 16, 2018
The Publishers Association is launching a new online toolkit for members to help them prepare for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will introduce widespread changes to data protection laws in Europe. The resources, which have been developed for the PA by law… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health to divest its procedure documentation and order set management software business, ProVation Medical - January 12, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has signed an agreement to divest ProVation Medical, its procedure documentation and order set management software business, to Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. for $180 million (approximately €150 million) in cash. The divestment reflects the Health division's increasing focus on supporting healthcare providers… Read More
