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Jisc Collections, Open Access Key to launch UK Gold OA article payments pilot -

Jisc Collections, the UK academic community's shared service for content licensing and administration, has entered into an agreement with Open Access Key (OAK), an online payment platform for open access (OA) publishing, to run a 12 month pilot project, Jisc APC. The pilot will test the… Read More

BioMed Central launches a new journal Cancer & Metabolism -

Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the launch of a new journal Cancer & Metabolism with a selection of articles that highlight the altered metabolic pathways that drive cancer. The launch issue of the journal includes pioneering research that for the first time observes… Read More

OCLC and Gale expand partnership -

Library information provider OCLC, US, and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have agreed to make all Gale databases and archives fully discoverable through WorldCat Local, and to explore broadening discoverability of Gale collections through other applications available through the OCLC WorldShare Platform. OCLC and Gale… Read More

Copyright Clearance Center and Amigos Library Services announce partnership -

Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced a partnership with Amigos Library Services. Amigos is a not-for-profit consortium of more than 800 US libraries across 22 states that provides access to the latest innovations and services, continuing education, vendor discounts, and professional… Read More

Ingram adds new content access model to MyiLibrary e-content platform -

Ingram Content Group Inc., US, has added a new content access model to its MyiLibrary e-content platform to provide libraries greater flexibility in e-book lending. Access Model, MyiLibrary's latest model, enables libraries to purchase a set of access credits for an e-book and lend it… Read More

Brandeis University selects Ex Libris’ Primo and Alma library management service -

Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Brandeis University has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Alma library management service. Having used the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library service for many years, the University decided to migrate its library systems… Read More


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