(12 Nov 2024) Nonprofit organization Annual Reviews is pleased to announce the launch of Katina, a new digital publication that addresses the value of librarians to academia and wider society and elevates their role as trusted stewards of knowledge. Named after Katina Strauch, the visionary founder of the Charleston Conference, it is written by and…
(1 Nov 2024) Paratext has announced the launch of “nest”, a groundbreaking suite of comparative library analytics built upon the platform of “bird”. Launched in February 2024, bird: Base Inventory of Research Databases, is developed and maintained by research librarians. The platform provides subject selectors and collection strategists with the only comprehensive profile of 7,700+ commercial…
(15 Oct 2024) ResearchGate today announced a significant new upgrade to its Journal Home product for publishers, with the introduction of the Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU). This new feature enables publisher partners to identify and effectively communicate with relevant researchers about funding for publishing that they are eligible for through Open Access Agreements (also…
(28 Oct 2024) ProQuest™ has introduced the ProQuest Research Assistant, a pioneering AI tool within the ProQuest One suite aimed at helping students navigate AI responsibly in their academic research. This initiative addresses the growing uncertainty among college students about how and when to use AI effectively in their studies. Recent findings indicate that over 30% of undergraduate…
(25 Oct 2024) IFIS Publishing and CNKI have announced the launch of CNKI Food Science Focus, a specialized database dedicated to advancing food science research within China. This collaboration, marked by a formal signing ceremony at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 17, is set to provide the Chinese research community with access to cutting-edge global food science…
(17 Oct 2024) At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Wiley announced the launch of Wiley AI Partnerships: A Co-Innovation Program. This initiative aims to develop new AI applications, assistants, and agents in partnership with innovative companies, to empower researchers and practitioners and help drive the pace, efficiency and accuracy of scientific discovery. Wiley AI Partnerships: A…
(18 Oct 2024) IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Baidu Scholar, a Chinese academic search engine, have formed a partnership to integrate IOPP’s academic resources onto the Baidu platform. The partnership makes it easier for researchers to find and access IOPP’s content via Baidu’s convenient and user-friendly platform. Baidu Scholar will label IOPP journals with an “official…
(25 Sep 2024) Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the development of a comprehensive framework for evaluating the societal impact of research. The approach has been outlined in a new report published today by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ to address the growing demand for demonstrating the benefits of research…
(7 Oct 2024) McGraw Hill has officially launched its innovative Evergreen™ delivery model, marking a transformative shift in the traditional textbook publishing cycle. This industry-first approach allows for digital product updates to be integrated directly into existing courses, relieving instructors of the need to overhaul their course materials with each new textbook edition. The Evergreen model…
(18 Sep 2024) Clarivate Plc today launched Primo™ Research Assistant. Developed in collaboration with partners from the library community, the new generative AI-powered library discovery solution offers a seamless experience for students and researchers. It provides immediate answers to natural language queries and offers expansive visibility into sources and references. Primo Research Assistant, part of…