Update on the Innovative Acquisition

ProQuest today announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has closed its review of the acquisition of Innovative. Innovative, which during the investigation operated separately, can now be integrated into the ProQuest corporate family. Operationally, Innovative will run independently as a ProQuest entity and peer company to Ex Libris. Please review this press release from […] The post Update on the Innovative Acquisition appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss

The Big Challenges of Small Libraries

Asaf Kline, Ex Libris Academic libraries serve students, staff and faculty at the world’s colleges and universities, supporting teaching, learning and research (and once in a while, shooting a music video). As Dr. Camila A. Alire, former ALA President, put it, “Academic librarianship is for those who are constantly intellectually curious and who can apply […] The post The Big Challenges of Small Libraries appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss

Taking the Pulse of Reference Management Service Users

Ella Garrison Understanding the workflow of students and researchers when collecting, organizing, and citing research materials and knowing what resources they use is critical to providing a superior user experience in their preferred reference management service. At Ex Libris, the RefWorks user experience team conducted a survey of over 400 researchers and students who use […] The post Taking the Pulse of Reference Management Service Users appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss

Research Office & Library Leaders on the Challenges of a Changing Landscape

Dani Guzman, Ex Libris The nature of university research is changing rapidly, forcing higher-education leaders to adapt in response. In conversations with members of the Ex Libris Research Management Advisory Council, research office and library leaders at prominent universities worldwide discussed how they’re overcoming key hurdles like these at their own institutions. We’ve collected these […] The post Research Office & Library Leaders on the Challenges of a Changing Landscape appeared first on Ex Libris. […]

Measuring Research Impact: Limitations and Opportunities

Dani Guzman, Ex Libris Continuing our analysis of the dynamics of research in the academic world, we are going to dive into the detailed survey of American, British and Australian researchers and research office leaders commissioned by Ex Libris and carried out by the Alterline research agency. We have already reviewed key priorities for the […] The post Measuring Research Impact: Limitations and Opportunities appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: buki rss

Enhance Resource Exploration in Primo through a New Yewno App

Scott Schuetze, Ex Libris Discovery services provide valuable access to specified collections, extended services, and subject-matter experts and convey valuable information to library users. They are designed to deliver the user experience that’s in the best interest of the library while also fulfilling user needs, going well beyond what’s available through Google, Google Scholar, and […] The post Enhance Resource Exploration in Primo through a New Yewno App appeared first on Ex Libris. Source: […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble Chats with Ex Libris

Scott Schuetze, Ex Libris Ex Libris recently hosted Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble (Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Department of Information Studies). At this special session she focused attention and highlighted the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for organizations involved with knowledge management and technology. As part of Ex […] The post Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble Chats with Ex Libris appeared first on Ex Libris. […]

The Growing Popularity of Open Access: Researchers, Research Office, and Libraries

Dani Guzman, Ex Libris So far in our series on the current dynamics of academic research, we’ve examined key priorities for the research office and the effects of COVID-19 on researchers. In part three, we’ll be looking at the role of Open Access and how it fits into collaboration between the research office and the […] The post The Growing Popularity of Open Access: Researchers, Research Office, and Libraries appeared first on Ex Libris. […]

Making the News: Who’s Tired of Peer Review? and COVID-19 Round-Up

Sarah Richardson, Research Professional News Under the headline “Western peer reviewers most sought after and ‘fatigued’,” Research Professional News recently reported the results of a survey from academic publisher IOP Publishing. The survey found that 40 percent of US, German and UK reviewers complained of receiving too many review requests. IOP, which has a portfolio […] The post Making the News: Who’s Tired of Peer Review? and COVID-19 Round-Up appeared first on Ex Libris. […]

Contact Tracing at Universities: Complying with Health Regulations using a Mobile App

Contact Tracing at Universities: Complying with Health Regulations using a Mobile App Matthew Sherlock, Ex Libris Much has been written about the impact that COVID-19 has and is likely to have on higher education as students return to campus in the face of this unprecedented global pandemic. Significant effort has been invested in understanding what […] The post Contact Tracing at Universities: Complying with Health Regulations using a Mobile App appeared first on Ex Libris. […]