Digital Science to provide Dimensions access to users at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology - March 19, 2019
Research technology company Digital Science and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have announced an agreement that will provide Dimensions access to users across the institution. Dimensions is a linked-research data platform that provides access to more than 140 million contextualised and integrated research… Read More
CARL and CRKN join SCOSS to facilitate Canadian support of international open infrastructure - March 19, 2019
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Canadian Knowledge Research Network (CRKN) are collaborating to facilitate Canadian support of international open infrastructure through the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS). Under this initiative, Canadian institutions will contribute toward… Read More
Remarq is now available on BMJ Open - March 18, 2019
RedLink has announced that BMJ is the latest publisher to offer Remarq®, a tool for the research and education communities offering collaboration, annotation, commenting, article sharing, and editorial tools, all on the publisher’s site and utilising the version of record. Remarq now… Read More
University of Cincinnati joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership - March 18, 2019
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has announced that the University of Cincinnati has joined the OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP). According to the UC Libraries, the mission of the University of Cincinnati Libraries is to empower discovery, stimulate learning and inspire the creation of knowledge… Read More
Springer Nature announces divestment of InfoChem GmbH to DeepMatter Group Plc. - March 15, 2019
Springer Nature has announced the completion of the sale of InfoChem GmbH to DeepMatter Group Plc. InfoChem has built up a set of high-quality chemical data-management and synthesis prediction software and tools, serving global pharmaceuticals and chemicals giants such as AstraZeneca and BASF. Following the… Read More
Wiley and The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research in deal to advance scholarly research and publishing in Norway - March 15, 2019
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a global leader in research and education, and Unit - The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research – have announced a combined open access and subscription agreement effective March 14, 2019.… Read More
Barnes & Noble Education and SAGE Publishing partner to increase inclusive access models on campuses nationwide - March 15, 2019
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., a provider of educational products and services solutions for higher education and K-12 institutions, has announced a new agreement with SAGE Publishing, an international provider of innovative, high-quality content for teaching, learning, and research. As a result… Read More
Association of Arab Universities and Elsevier in deal to host Arab journals on Digital Commons - March 14, 2019
The Association of Arab Universities and Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, have reached an agreement to co-create the Arab Journals Platform, an open electronic network of scholarly journals that will help raise awareness of leading research carried out in the Arab… Read More
Emerald acquires digital learning and performance support company, Mind Tools - March 14, 2019
Emerald Group, the global provider of research and learning resources, has announced the successful acquisition of Mind Tools, the digital learning and performance support company. Emerald is uniquely placed amongst its competitors, with a strong position in both the academic research market and learning and… Read More
King’s College London to use Altmetric Explorer for Institutions in REF2021 preparations - March 14, 2019
Data science company Altmetric has announced that King’s College London will use Altmetric Explorer for Institutions to help prepare the REF2021 submission. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the UK’s system for assessing the excellence of research in higher education institutions. Altmetric provides evidence of… Read More
