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Thomson Reuters’ Data Citation Index helps universities worldwide improve discoverability of research -

The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced that numerous institutions worldwide are using its Data Citation Index solution to aid in the discovery of global data sets that connect researchers to data repositories. Australia's University of Queensland, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial… Read More

SAGE launches SAGE Navigator, a resource to simplify the literature search and review process -

Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of SAGE Navigator: the essential social sciences literature review tool. Hosted on the SAGE Knowledge platform, SAGE Navigator provides students, faculty and researchers with access to the resources they need to kick start their literature search and review. … Read More

Nichols School library opts for EBSCO Discovery Service -

Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that Nichols School, a Buffalo, New York school for grades 5-12, has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) for ease of searching and breadth of information. EDS seeks to provide users with access to a school's entire… Read More

HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands selects EBSCO Discovery Service -

Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing has announced that HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to provide easier access and increased usage of the institution's resources. With a selection of almost every type of professional course, HAN… Read More

Serials Solutions unveils Summon 2.0, raises the bar for web-scale discovery -

Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has introduced Summon 2.0 creating another historical milestone for library discovery services. Optimised for academic research, Summon 2.0 represents groundbreaking features and a new, modern interface for the Summon discovery service that will resonate with users familiar with open web search… Read More

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins content to be indexed in Serials Solutions’ Summon service -

Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, and information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, have announced that Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) content available on the Ovid institutional research platform will be indexed in the Summon discovery service. Researchers will now be able to search the abstract… Read More

Additional Resources from Oxford University Press now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service -

Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and Oxford University Press (OUP) have extended their partnership enabling two additional authoritative resources from OUP - University Press Scholarship Online and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - to be searchable within EBSCO Discovery… Read More

French Open Access Works to be indexed in Serials Solutions’ Summon Discovery Service -

Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that Le Cléo, le centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte (The Centre for Open Electronic Publishing) is working with the company to have their scientific research content indexed in the Summon service. Founded by French research and academic institutions, Le… Read More

Serials Solutions unveils Spotlighting service for dynamic display options -

Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has introduced a new feature in its Summon discovery service, named Summon Spotlighting, which provides dynamic display options for specialised content types. Image Spotlighting is said to dramatically improve the discoverability of libraries' most unique and valued collections. Libraries are expected… Read More

Washington University in St. Louis opts for Ex Libris Primo -

Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University Libraries of Washington University in St. Louis have selected a cloud-based installation of the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Washington University, a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has also subscribed to… Read More


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