Arizona University Library Consortium joins Alexander Street’s pilot program for evidence-based acquisition of video resources - December 23, 2013
The Arizona University Library Consortium has become the first library group in North America to join Alexander Street's pilot program for evidence-based acquisition (EBA) of video resources. The Arizona University Library Consortium comprises the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona State University.… Read More
OCLC partners with Novelry to connect readers with libraries - December 23, 2013
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has added the newly launched book search engine Novelry to its growing list of WorldCat.org traffic partners in the US. Based in Omaha, NE, Novelry provides a framework to find connections based on what users care… Read More
American College of Cardiology Research Network uses big data to connect practices with trials - December 23, 2013
The American College of Cardiology has established the PINNACLE Registry Research Alliance to connect cardiovascular care teams with information about clinical trials and accelerate the systematic access of patients to potentially groundbreaking therapies. Clinical trials are the gold standard for studying the effectiveness of new… Read More
SirsiDynix releases version 4.3 GA5 of Enterprise and Portfolio - December 23, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced the release of version 4.3 GA5 of Enterprise and Portfolio, SirsiDynix's premium discovery platforms. This update brings highly anticipated features to Enterprise and Portfolio, including in-catalogue downloads and user authentication for OverDrive titles. The update also includes item-level… Read More
Jo Lendle to succeed Michael Krüger as new publisher at Hanser - December 23, 2013
German publishing house Carl Hanser Verlag is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Lendle, who will succeed Michael Krüger as the company's literary publisher. Krüger, who will be stepping down at the end of 2013, will hand over the reins as Managing Director to Lendle.… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 23, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rick Anderson (The Future (?) of the Scholarly (?) Monograph (?)); Cristóbal Cobo (Can MOOCs and Open Badges provide an alternative to the so-called ‘inflation of educational credentials’?); Tracy Vence (Pondering Science Publishing); David Crotty (Getting Open Access Embargoes Right:… Read More
