University of Leicester opts for Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 8, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Leicester has chosen the Ex Libris Alma unified resource management solution to streamline business processes and workflows. The University has also selected the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to maximize the… Read More
Knowledge Exchange project to develop sustainable infrastructure to support open access - June 8, 2015
With the rapid growth in open-access policies and mandates across Europe and worldwide, shared infrastructure and services are now critical to the efficiency and effectiveness of open access publication. These services include software, platforms, information and data services, and support and advice, without which it would be difficult or impossible… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 8, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (Connecting to End-Users); Michael White (How to Change the Centuries-Old Model of Academic Publishing); Anna Gielas (How journals shape science and academia); Roger C. Schonfeld (Thinking Through the Lit Review: Part 2: Repackaging the Review Article); and Robert… Read More
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. launches six-month pilot program in partnership with F1000Research - June 5, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of a six-month pilot program in partnership with F1000Research. The pilot offers authors whose articles do not meet the specific criteria for publication in five Wiley journals the option to submit their manuscript to F1000Research, giving… Read More
Growing support for statement against Elsevier policy - June 5, 2015
In the last two weeks, over 1600 individuals and organisations from 52 countries around the world have signed a statement opposing Elsevier's new article sharing and hosting policy, underscoring that many in the scholarly community do not support the new policy. The policy imposes unacceptably… Read More
Wolters Kluwer partners with the Federación Nacional de Clínicas Privadas to improve clinical decision-making in Spain - June 5, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced a new partnership with the Federación Nacional de Clínicas Privadas (FNCP), an organisation representing over 550 of the private healthcare institutions in Spain. The collaboration reflects Wolters Kluwer's focus on fostering growth in the Spanish market and broadening… Read More
