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HighWire and TrendMD partner to offer better research discoverability to millions of readers

ToolsFebruary 4, 2016

Personalized article recommendations reach 16 million engaged readers each month across rapidly growing network of scholarly publications (3 February 2016) HighWire Press, Inc., the leading technology platform and strategic partner to scholarly publishers and societies, and TrendMD, the world’s leading scholarly content discoverability recommendation engine, announce a technology partnership to increase research discoverability to millions…

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INASP survey of Bangladesh publishers provides learning points on practices, trends and challenges

Asia Pacific, Publishers, ToolsJanuary 28, 2016

(27 January 2016) A recent INASP survey of Bangladesh’s publishing sector provided key learning points that are informing current and future projects and activities in the region. The survey asked editors-in-chief, editorial board members, managers and other scholarly journal staff about trends and patterns in the publishing sector in Bangladesh. 86 responses provided key information…

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ProQuest shines new spotlight on library content and student savings

ToolsJanuary 22, 2016

New integration of the Summon® discovery service and SIPX® course materials solution encourages use of library holdings to help students and schools save money (19 January 2016, Mountain View, CA) ProQuest has introduced an integration of the Summon® discovery service with the SIPX® course materials solution that delivers libraries an innovative, cost-saving approach for the…

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Bumper year end signals ongoing success for Kudos

Publishers, ToolsJanuary 16, 2016

(12 January 2016) Kudos, the award-winning service for maximizing the reach and impact of research publications has reported that an unprecedented number of new clients joined its services during December 2015: American Association of Petroleum Geologists American Nuclear Society American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) GlassTree Academic Publishing Harrington Park Press Hogrefe Publishing Group…

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Springer Nature hits milestone of 200,000 ORCID identifiers

Publishers, ToolsJanuary 8, 2016

(7 January 2016, London) Springer Nature has reached an important new milestone, with over 200,000 ORCID identifiers in use for journal article submissions as of 1 January 2016. This follows November’s announcement that Springer Nature will be the first publisher to enable all Springer and Palgrave Macmillan authors and editors to apply their ORCID IDs…

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Bangladesh libraries attract new audiences for reading

Asia Pacific, Libraries, ToolsDecember 24, 2015

(23 December 2015) At Shromo Kallyan Public Library in Rangpur division in northwest Bangladesh, the librarian helps children learn Bangla language letters using a tablet app. As part of Beyond Access’s cooperation with Save the Children on the USAID-funded READ program in Bangladesh, 20 public libraries throughout the country have begun offering early-grade reading services to…

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Boopsie’s library-branded mobile apps awarded silver distinction in the 2016 Modern Library Awards

Technology, ToolsDecember 15, 2015

(11 December 2015, Sunnyvale, CA) Boopsie, Inc. has something to celebrate: The leading mobile platform-as-a-service provider today announced that their library-branded mobile apps have received a silver distinction in the LibraryWorks’ second annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created as a way to objectively recognize the top products in the library industry. Each…

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Plume Labs launches a live map of air pollution

Tools, UncategorizedDecember 6, 2015

(2 December 2015) As the UN Summit on Climate Change ramps up in Paris, Plume Labs has today launched its World Air Map, a live map of air pollution around the world. The data revolution can help policymakers cut air pollution and communities take back control of their environment. Plume Labs collects half a million…

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Guide to academic search

ToolsDecember 4, 2015

(3 December 2015) This guide was created by the curator of the JURN search-engine. The guide lists various free search-engines and tools. Specifically, those tools likely to lead to open material useful for UK students and researchers in the arts and humanities. The search engines and tools are organised as Q&A. “How can I search…

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My Bookshelf for Browzine.com now available

ToolsDecember 2, 2015

(2 December 2015) Third Iron has announced the availability of My Bookshelf for Browzine.com. Getting started is easy. Access your Browzine.com library, click the My Bookshelf link, and set up your BrowZine Account. Then start adding favorite journals. Synchronization of My Bookshelf across platforms will coincide with the release of app updates 1.8 for iOS and…

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