Washington State University selects Ex Libris Esploro to streamline research workflows - January 28, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Washington State University (WSU) has chosen the Ex Libris Esploro™ research services solution to further optimise the university's research workflows. Built on the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform the Esploro solution will become the university's unified solution… Read More
Research Collections and Preservation Consortium expands its scope and membership - January 28, 2019
The Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), founded by Columbia University, The New York Public Library, and Princeton University in 2000 to preserve and make accessible the collections of its members, has expanded its scope and membership, transforming its original mission from serving as a shared… Read More
American Society of Plant Biologists and Hypothesis collaborate to add open annotation in The Plant Cell - January 28, 2019
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) and Hypothesis have announced a new collaboration to add annotation to the Society's content, beginning with The Plant Cell journal. With the addition of its own branded Hypothesis group, ASPB joins the growing list of… Read More
OCLC and StackMap partner to enhance discovery experience for library users - January 28, 2019
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has announced a partnership with StackMap, an indoor mapping and way-finding service, to enhance the discovery of library materials by providing detailed directions to the location of physical items within a library. Libraries currently using WorldShare Management Services (WMS) and… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 28, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Roger C. Schonfeld (More Scholarly Communications Consolidation as Institutional Repository Provider DuraSpace Merges into Lyrasis); Jeffrey Brainard (Scientific societies worry Plan S will make them shutter journals, slash services); Sascha Friesike, Benedikt Fecher and Gert. G. Wagner (Now is the… Read More
SAGE Publishing partners with OhioLINK to offer significant discounts on e-Textbooks to students - January 25, 2019
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a partnership with Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK), a state wide academic library consortium, to give students access to discounted e-Textbooks. With the new agreement, students will pay an average of $29 per eBook, saving more than 60% per… Read More
