CHORUS-Portico deal to support preservation requirements of U.S. Federal OSTP Policy - August 19, 2014
The not-for-profit digital archive Portico and CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States) have entered into an agreement to support the preservation requirements of the policy memorandum released in February 2013 by the White House's Office of Science and… Read More
University of Virginia opts for EBSCO Discovery Service API for better search retrieval and customer support - August 19, 2014
University of Virginia, one of the top research academic institutions in the US, has migrated to the EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) API for better search retrieval as well as customer support. By implementing the EDS API with the libraries' Blacklight-driven interface, University of Virginia is able… Read More
Cengage Learning recognized for technology innovation as 2014 Ebbies Awards finalist - August 19, 2014
Honored for its role as an innovator among Bay Area technology leaders, Cengage Learning was named as a finalist in the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's 2014 Excellence in Business Awards (Ebbies) for MindTap, an immersive learning platform that's being rolled out in more than 750… Read More
International Publishers Association releases new report on electronic legal deposit - August 18, 2014
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has released a new report on electronic legal deposit. Legal deposit schemes, which require publishers to submit copies of books and journals to a national library, is considered a vital part in preserving a country's cultural heritage. While national approaches to… Read More
Elsevier announces 2013 Journal Impact Factor highlights - August 18, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the highlights of its journal Impact Factor performance in 2013. According to the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) published by Thomson Reuters, Elsevier saw 61 percent of its journal Impact Factors increase from 2012 to 2013, well ahead of the aggregate… Read More
John Wiley & Sons to provide free access to biomedical literature in support of Ebola outbreak relief efforts in West Africa - August 18, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons will provide free access to biomedical literature in support of the Ebola outbreak relief efforts in West Africa, aiding responders across the affected population. As part of this initiative, Wiley is partnering with the Emergency Access Initiative (EAI), which includes… Read More
