ProQuest announces acquisition of SIPX - April 9, 2015
ProQuest, through its affiliate Bowker, has acquired Palo Alto-based SIPX, a creator of a unique digital course materials solution that addresses a variety of copyright and costs concerns for universities. SIPX eliminates duplicate spending on course packs, collections of assigned readings, by connecting students to materials… Read More
Gale and EveryLibrary to promote the role of libraries in community development during National Library Week - April 9, 2015
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is partnering with EveryLibrary, a national non-profit organisation dedicated to non-partisan political action on behalf of libraries, for a media campaign to increase awareness of the role libraries play in community and economic development. The partnership demonstrates Gale’s advocacy on behalf… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education adopts open technology to enable building personalised learning experiences - April 9, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, the learning sciences company, has announced a commitment to open technology standards that will lower barriers to integration and allow anyone to build personalised learning experiences that integrate with the company's technologies. The company announced Microsoft Corporation as its first open technology provider in… Read More
OCLC Research Library Partnership includes Harvard University and Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory in its Network - April 9, 2015
OCLC Research Library Partnership has announced two new partners. The Universities are: Harvard University and Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory. The Partner Representatives are Sarah E. Thomas, Vice President for the Harvard Library, and Ludmila Pollock, Executive Director, Library and Archives for Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory. According… Read More
Scientific Research Publishing chooses Portico for e-journal preservation - April 9, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. SCIRP is based in the US and China. SCIRP is one of the largest Open Access journal… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Russian MISiS National University of Science & Technology announce new partnership - April 8, 2015
Thomson Reuters has announced a new partnership with Russia's MISiS National University of Science and Technology to effectively manage the University's research workflow. MISiS National University of Science and Technology is Russia's first higher education institution to use Thomson Reuters' state-of-the-art research scientific information management system… Read More
