CLIR and Jisc partner to enhance digital services - March 31, 2017
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and Jisc recently announced a partnership to advance programmes of mutual interest for academic communities, on both sides of the Atlantic. Jisc, and CLIR, a US-based community-building, research, and leadership organisation, serving academic… Read More
BioRAFT in deal with Stanford University to acquire ChemTracker brand and intellectual property - March 31, 2017
BioRAFT, a Digital Science portfolio company, has entered into an agreement with Stanford University to acquire the ChemTracker brand and intellectual property. Through this agreement BioRAFT will be able to integrate ChemTracker's powerful chemical safety and regulatory information database with BioRAFT's… Read More
ProQuest collaborates with Asian Studies scholars, librarians and Chinese-language publishers to meet demand for Chinese-language resources - March 31, 2017
ProQuest is collaborating with Asian Studies scholars, librarians and Chinese-language publishers to offer a selection of Chinese-language ebooks, enabling libraries to provide resources demanded by researchers. The growing collection spans thousands of titles available on the Ebook Central®, ebrary® and EBL platforms. The platforms' multi-language interfaces… Read More
Spanish National Research Council selects Ex Libris Alma to help improve support for scientific research in Spain - March 31, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, or CSIC) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service to strengthen the Council's support for Spain's scientific research endeavours. Alma will be integrated with CSIC's implementation… Read More
Elsevier announces four new engineering and manufacturing titles - March 30, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Project Management, Planning and Control: Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards, Seventh Edition by Albert Lester. The updated edition includes new advice on information management, including big data, communication, dispute resolution, project… Read More
University of Manchester selects ProQuest to digitise theses - March 30, 2017
The University of Manchester has signed a two-year Digital Archiving and Access Program (DAAP) agreement with ProQuest to preserve and promote its world-class research. In the first year alone, ProQuest will digitise thousands of theses, improving worldwide access and preserving them for generations of researchers. … Read More
