 EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost users can now visualize altmetrics from Plum Analytics |
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EBSCO Information Services has announced that the overall research experience for users of EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM and EBSCOhost® databases is improving with the addition of altmetrics data from PlumTM Analytics, an EBSCO company. By integrating the Plum Print widget into these platforms, users will have a view of modern metrics that allows them to uncover new research insights. More Search for more news in this Category |
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ProQuest expands number of titles available through Access-to-Own to almost 400,000 titles |
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ProQuest has announced that it has grown the number of titles available through Access-to-Own to almost 400,000 and dramatically increased publisher participation in just eight months with its latest acquisition model launching next month. ProQuest developed Access-to-Own in collaboration with libraries and publishers around the world to provide a usage-based acquisition model that offers a balanced approach and a wider array of frontlist as well as backlist titles to libraries and the researchers they serve. More Search for more news in this Category |
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American Physical Society appoints Prof. Pierre Meystre as new Editor-in-Chief |
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The Board of Directors of the American Physical Society (APS) has unanimously approved the appointment, put forward by APS CEO Kate Kirby, of Pierre Meystre as Editor in Chief of the Physical Review journals. Meystre is currently Regents Professor of Physics and Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, Director of the Biosphere 2 Institute in Oracle, Arizona, Director of the Arizona Center for STEM Teachers, and has served as lead editor of the journal Physical Review Letters since 2013. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Knowledge Unlatched and University of Michigan Library collaborate to advance open access |
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Knowledge Unlatched (KU), a not-for- profit company based in England, and University of Michigan Library (U-M Library), a major research library based in Michigan, have announced that they will collaborate to study and overcome remaining obstacles to the spread of open access scholarly publishing in the humanities and social sciences. Under the arrangement, U-M Library will provide a North American base for KU which has recently also established presences in Germany and Australia. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Semantic Web journal gets its first Impact Factor |
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IOS Press, an independent international publisher of English-language scientific, technical and medical (STM) journals and books, has announced the first Impact Factor for its Semantic Web journal. The newcomer enters the ranking in the first quartile of Computer Science, Theory & Methods, with an Impact Factor of 1.786. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Mary Ann Liebert announces Fall 2016 launch of new peer-reviewed open access journal, Health Equity |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced the launch of Health Equity, a new peer-reviewed open access journal that will address the urgent need for authoritative information about health disparities and health equity among vulnerable populations. Content will range from translational research to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease and illness toward the goal of optimal outcomes and ultimately health equity for all. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Alma Open Platform reaches one million API transactions daily |
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Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that its Alma library management service now routinely handles over one million API transactions daily from hundreds of institutions around the world. Over the last two years, Ex Libris has created more than 120 Alma REST APIs in major areas of library management, such as acquisitions, user administration, fulfillment, and resource management. More Search for more news in this Category |
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