Russian scientists gain access to Springer Nature content through national license agreement - September 6, 2018
Open research publisher Springer Nature and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) have signed a major agreement that will benefit researchers, post docs and students based at Russian research institutions. As of July 2018, Russian institutions now have access to all… Read More
NISO releases draft revised Transfer Code of Practice for public comment - September 6, 2018
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the release of a draft revision to the Transfer Code of Practice, a NISO Recommended Practice, for public comment. Transfer contains guidelines to help publishers ensure that journal content that is transferred between parties remains easily accessible to… Read More
Sheridan expands PubFactory partnership with Digital Science - September 6, 2018
Publishing services provider Sheridan, a CJK Group company, has expanded its partnership with Digital Science to enable support for Dimensions badges and Figshare supplemental data widgets across the PubFactory hosting platform. In doing so, Sheridan continues to invest in providing the best possible experience for publishers… Read More
Gale and Maine State Library partner to provide free access to new digital resources - September 6, 2018
Gale, a Cengage company, and Maine State Library have partnered to provide nearly 1,000 school, academic and public libraries throughout Maine with free access to Gale digital resources. These new resources provide Maine residents and students with high-quality content that supports learning, research, business, career development… Read More
RMIT University selects Ex Libris Rosetta for preserving and providing access to digital resources - September 6, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that RMIT University has chosen the Ex Libris Rosetta™ digital asset management and preservation solution to handle RMIT's digital resources more effectively. Few years ago, the RMIT university library initiated a program to digitise items from many university… Read More
Silverchair appoints Susan Pastore as Director, Business Development - September 6, 2018
Silverchair Information Systems (Silverchair), an independent platform provider for scholarly and professional publishers, has appointed Susan Pastore as Director, Business Development. This newly created role was added to address the increasing market demand for Silverchair's services. Susan brings more than 25 years of diverse, international… Read More
