Posts Tagged ‘Reference’
Maintaining Access
Most readers have no idea of the long-term and collaborative efforts that are made by committed industry players to provide us access to literature, science publications, etc. from various sources and libraries. The good news is that access is increasing by the day. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Monographs, Transparency…
Read MoreReturning Control to Librarians
A new independent provider of cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solutions has launched an online resource access management tool for libraries. Knowledgespeak brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “LibLynx to launch LibLynx Gateway – a new e-resource access solution for Libraries.” LibLynx Gateway uniquely combines an access and authentication infrastructure…
Read MoreWorking With Librarians
Library budgets continue to shrink but expectations remain the same, or even increase. Librarians and information professionals are forced to get creative. This interesting information came to us from Talking New Media in their article, “Cambridge University Press embarks on project to improve discoverability of library resources.” Cambridge University Press has embarked on a huge project to improve…
Read MoreLearning Differently
Just what is personalized learning? It is a set of strategies that teachers can implement. The terminology sometimes changes to adaptive learning, but the distinction is like that of a tool and a teaching technique. The difference is necessary to the basic logic of how the various parts of any teaching intervention work together to…
Read MoreHighlights of University Presses
It is easy to think of university presses as focused primarily on humanities and social science. While that may apply to many, there are some that include important critiques that contribute to and shape the academic publishing world. The writers at The Scholarly Kitchen shared some of their favorites in their post, “University Press Books We Loved…
Read MoreNew Publishing Arrangements Enhances Customer Service
Atypon has signed multi-year agreements with two leading publishers. The American Physiological Society (APS) and Health Affairs are now part of the widely used online publishing platform, Literatum. Atypon brought this news to our attention in their article, “The American Physiological Society and Health Affairs Both Moving to Atypon’s Literatum Online Publishing Platform.” APS will house 13 journals,…
Read More2017 NFAIS Conference – Early Bird Pricing Ends Today
The National Federation of Advanced Information Sciences (NFAIS) is once again hosting its annual conference, this year on February 26-28, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. Access Innovations is proud to be a sponsor this year. Join us, your colleagues and other information professionals, at this year’s conference focusing on The Big Pivot: Re-Engineering Scholarly Communication. Today is the…
Read MoreHistorical Archive Digitized
Gale has launched Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 in what seems like a very timely digital archive. The collection includes records from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and focuses on civil rights, race, gender, and issues relating to the U.S. Supreme Court. Cengage brought this interesting information to our attention in…
Read MoreDigital vs. Paper Feud Continues
As digital devices and publications continue to be more popular at home and in school, some experts expected that print books would soon become relics—or at least fall out of favor with a generation growing up in an electronic world. However, that has not transpired yet. Education Week brought this news to us in their article, “Do…
Read MoreEarly Bird Pricing Ends Friday
This year’s Association of American Publishers Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) conference is scheduled for February 1-3, 2017 in Washington D.C. The focus this year is “Adding Value in the Age of Open” and is loaded with great opportunities to learn, share and network. The early bird registration has been extended until Friday, January 6th.…
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