BMJ partners with Guangdong Family Doctor Association to support primary healthcare in China - December 19, 2016
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has partnered with Guangdong Family Doctor Association to make their fully translated Chinese edition of BMJ Best Practice available to over two million primary healthcare professionals across China. Last week, the UK's Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, attended the signing ceremony at… Read More
CDL announces new consortial contract for systemwide access to Taylor & Francis journals - December 19, 2016
The California Digital Library has finalized an agreement on a new consortial contract for systemwide access to Taylor & Francis journals effective with the 2016 calendar year. The new agreement, negotiated and implemented early in 2016 but only recently finalized, is a successor to a previous… Read More
OASPA webinar focuses on the current state of OA publishing in different parts of the Global South - December 19, 2016
OASPA recently hosted a timely and wide-ranging discussion on the current state of open access publishing in different parts of the Global South. Xin Bi, University Librarian at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and Editor and China Ambassador of the Directory for Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in… Read More
Australia’s Macquarie University advances its innovation agenda with IP and patent solutions from Clarivate Analytics - December 19, 2016
Macquarie University, one of Australia's leading public research universities, is boosting its innovation efforts by making global patent information and intellectual property (IP) analysis tools available to all students, researchers and academics utilizing flagship solutions from Clarivate Analytics. The university-wide access to… Read More
PKP’s Open Journal Systems now being used by over 10,000 active journals worldwide - December 19, 2016
Public Knowledge Project (PKP) has announced that its Open Journal Systems (OJS) is now being used by more than 10,000 active journals around the world. This makes OJS the leading online publishing platform, with more active titles than any other provider, including the major commercial publishers.… Read More
Beijing Normal University opts for Ex Libris Alma - December 19, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Beijing Normal University (BNU) has opted for the Ex Libris Alma® library management service. The University has been using the Ex Libris Aleph® integrated library system since 2000, when it became the first university in China to adopt… Read More
