Boopsie, Inc. shares survey results to help libraries develop mobile app strategies - June 22, 2016
Mobile platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Boopsie, Inc. sponsored a survey of over 350 librarians last month to learn more about the value that mobile apps offer diverse communities and the obstacles that libraries face when launching these apps. In preparation for the American Library Association (ALA)… Read More
Elsevier announces participation in multi-publisher pilot project led by Crossref - June 21, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it will participate in a multi-publisher pilot project led by Crossref. As part of the project, several of Elsevier's leading journals will share details of registered clinical trials with Crossref so that they can be linked… Read More
ProQuest’s new RefWorks® reference management platform to streamline the research and collaboration process - June 21, 2016
ProQuest has launched its new RefWorks® reference management platform, simplifying and improving research and collaboration workflows. With full-text management and tools for collaboration, the new RefWorks platform addresses the needs of students, faculty and librarians with an innovative feature set. Libraries that offer this powerful service… Read More
Wolters Kluwer to publish Pediatric Quality and Safety journal - June 21, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced a new open-access journal, Pediatric Quality and Safety, launched online on June 16, 2016. Pediatric Quality and Safety is an international online, peer-reviewed, journal dedicated to providing… Read More
Journal of Visualized Experiments unveils first Clinical Skills video collections to their Science Education database - June 21, 2016
The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) has announced the launch of the first Clinical Skills video collections to their Science Education database. The database provides simple, easy-to-understand video demonstrations of science methods and practices to support faculty and students in high schools and colleges, leading to… Read More
University of Colorado Boulder adopts Altmetric Explorer for Institutions platform - June 21, 2016
Alternative metrics provider Altmetric has announced that the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) has implemented the Altmetric Explorer for Institutions platform to help monitor and report on the online attention and engagement generated by CU Boulder institutional research activities and publications.… Read More
