OpenAthens 2019 conference focuses on how industry must evolve to meet user demand while protecting valuable content - April 15, 2019
Improved user-centred design in digital media and publishing is the key to the industry’s future success and to combating piracy, experts speaking at the OpenAthens 2019 conference agreed. Leading figures in publishing and content management shared insights on how to improve user experience, mitigate piracy and… Read More
University of North Carolina at Pembroke opts for Ex Libris Alma, Primo, and Leganto solutions - April 15, 2019
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform, Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and LegantoTM course resource list tool. The UNCP vision is to create the university library… Read More
RLUK elects Vice-Chair and six new members to its Board - April 15, 2019
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has elected a new Vice-Chair and six new members to its Board of Directors, effective from the date of the recent AGM, March 21, 2019. Jessica Gardner, University of Cambridge and a current member of the Board, stood unopposed for the… Read More
Association of College and Research Libraries and Gale launch ACRL Libraries Transform Toolkit - April 15, 2019
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Gale, a Cengage company, have collaborated to create the ACRL Libraries Transform Toolkit. This free new toolkit provides academic and research libraries with easy-to-use tools and resources to develop effective marketing and outreach… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 15, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rob Schlesinger (Guest Post - The Dissertation Publication Requirement: It’s Time for Reexamination); Andy Tattersall (Don’t be a giraffe - How to avoid trolls on academic social media); Brenda Wingfield (How the open access model hurts academics in poorer countries);… Read More
Springer Nature partners with DrugPatentWatch to provide drug patent information - April 12, 2019
Springer Nature has announced that a new module focusing on patents has been added to the drug pipeline tool AdisInsight. The module allows users to find out which drugs have been patented and when regulatory protection may expire. Drug patent information can help key stakeholders… Read More
