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
IM Publications to preserve e-journals with Portico - August 25, 2017
Digital preservation service Portico has announced that IM Publications will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. IM Publications have been established for over 25 years and now specialise in Open Access and free-to-read periodicals. Their publications… Read More
Chemistry World launches digital archive with Exact Editions - August 18, 2017
Chemistry World, published monthly by The Royal Society of Chemistry, has launched its complete archive with digital platform Exact Editions. First published in 2004, Chemistry World brings the latest chemistry news and research to its readers. Every issue of the publication explores recent advances in… Read More
Clarivate Analytics remains exclusive bibliometric data provider to ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s 2017 world university ranking - August 15, 2017
Clarivate Analytics, the global provider of trusted insights and analytics to enable the research ecosystem to accelerate discovery, delivers exclusive bibliometric data for the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), one of the longest established and most influential rankings. Using data from… Read More
Dryad and DANS collaborate for long-term preservation of rich research data repository - July 12, 2017
Dryad and DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services) have announced a new collaboration to ensure long-term preservation and accessibility to curated scientific data. The Dryad Digital Repository makes research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Over 50,000 researchers who have already… Read More
