ProQuest adds 24 primary sources to its Jisc Purchasing Pilot - November 21, 2017
ProQuest is adding 24 primary sources to its offering through the Jisc Digital archival collections group purchasing pilot, following the successful adoption of its databases by 20 universities during the initial period earlier this year. The Jisc program's goal is to lower… Read More
American Academy of Ophthalmology and DigiSight Technologies in deal to drive innovations in eye health through world’s largest specialty clinical database - November 13, 2017
The American Academy of Ophthalmology and DigiSight Technologies, Inc. have announced an agreement to operate the world's largest database of ophthalmic clinical information. As part of the agreement, the Academy is licensing commercial application of its IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) to DigiSight. Terms were… Read More
Chinese Academy of Science journal, Journal of Radars, now indexed on ScienceOpen - October 27, 2017
The Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) has announced that one of its flagship Open Access journals, Journal of Radars, is now indexed on ScienceOpen. The journal is jointly run by the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IECAS) and China Radar… Read More
Wiley announces 2018 launch of Wiley digital archives - October 26, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. has announced a new program of digital primary sources providing unprecedented access to historical records across the sciences and medicine. Launching in 2018, Wiley Digital Archives will enable institutional customers to purchase digital access to unique or rare historical primary… Read More
Western Sydney University joins ProQuest dissertations publishing program - October 25, 2017
Western Sydney University (WSU) has joined the ProQuest® dissertations and theses publishing program. The university will contribute its graduate students' dissertations and theses to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global® (PQDT), a global source of emerging research from the world's greatest universities. WSU research output and its… Read More
Google Scholar and ProQuest expand collaboration to improve research outcomes - October 3, 2017
ProQuest and Google are expanding their collaboration by indexing almost half a million full text dissertations from the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global™ database (PQDT) following the indexing of millions of scholarly articles in Google Scholar in 2015. Google Scholar users can now seamlessly discover… Read More
Ingenta and British Library collaborate to digitise and distribute archival content - September 25, 2017
The British Library and Ingenta, a software provider to the publishing industry, have announced the signature of an agreement to collaborate on the digitisation and distribution of archival content for academic institutions. Every institutional library has its own archive of rare… Read More
American Geophysical Union and Atypon announce joint initiative to develop Earth and Space Science Open Archive - September 22, 2017
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) and Atypon have announced a joint initiative to develop Earth and Space Science Open Archive (ESSOAr), a community server for the open dissemination of Earth and space science preprints and rich conference presentations. Development of the server,… Read More
CAS to preserve ChemZent product with Portico - September 11, 2017
The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) will preserve its ChemZentTM solution through Portico's d-collection service, ensuring that it will be secure and available to ChemZent customers in the future. ChemZent provides academic, commercial and government organisations with access to the first and only… Read More
Karger Publishers increases quality and range of eJournal Archive Collection - September 7, 2017
The Karger eJournal Archive Collection has been revised and expanded to include improved functionality and quality as well as 12 additional journals. The entire Karger eJournal Archive Collection has recently been re-digitised using semantic technology to provide the best possible user experience. The improved quality… Read More
