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
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 19, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Iain Hrynaszkiewicz (Making research more accessible with Figshare); Kent Anderson (STM Week 2016 - Stray Thoughts on Security, Open Access, and Data); Sneha Kulkarni (Manipulating the peer review process: why it happens and how it might be prevented); and Phil… Read More
Figshare partners with Springer Nature to enhance research data discoverability - December 16, 2016
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has announced a new partnership with Springer Nature to support BioMed Central and SpringerOpen authors who wish to openly share their supplementary data. Figshare is now hosting additional files from more than 300… Read More
EBSCO Information Services and Clarivate Analytics to make BIOSIS Previews and Zoological Record available via EBSCOhost platform - December 16, 2016
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) will be adding two new resources, BIOSIS Previews™ and Zoological Record™, to the EBSCOhost® platform. EBSCO and Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters, have expanded their partnership to make these two resources available via EBSCOhost, the… Read More
Harvard Library selects Ex Libris Alma to unify library management across 70 Harvard Library units - December 16, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Harvard Library has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library management service as part of the Library's strategy to support research, teaching, and learning. Harvard University is the second Ivy League school and the 33rd member of the… Read More
