ProQuest/BBC Learning
5 December 2018
Libraries are getting access to thousands of BBC academic titles following an expanded agreement between ProQuest and BBC Learning
James Gray assesses the situation and how it can be addressed
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ProQuest/BBC Studios
30 July 2018
A partnership between BBC Studios and ProQuest will enable educators and students to access the BBC Landmark Video Collection
The meaning of semantics
26 July 2018
Four industry figures discuss the latest developments around semantic enrichment with Tim Gillett
Varied content types improves learning, say students
26 June 2018
Faculty and students are depending on a wide variety of content types including primary sources, dissertations, videos, and more for success in research and teaching
Seek and you shall find
24 May 2018
Nine industry figures give Tim Gillett the low-down on recent developments in discovery as part of the research process
ProQuest
20 November 2017
ProQuest is adding 24 primary sources to its offering through the Jisc Digital archival collections group purchasing pilot, following the adoption of its databases by 20 universities
Safari
1 November 2017
O’Reilly Media’s new version of Safari: O’Reilly’s Learning Platform for Higher Education is now available from ProQuest
Self-publishing ISBNs on the rise
12 October 2017
International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) for self-published titles have climbed 218.33 per cent since 2011
New CEO for ProQuest
23 May 2017
Matti Shem Tov, president of Ex Libris, is to succeed Kurt Sanford as CEO of ProQuest
ProQuest initiative provides travel-ban assistance
10 February 2017
ProQuest has launched a program to provide no-cost access to its databases for students and researchers who have been separated from their universities and libraries because of travel bans or other immigration changes
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Céline Richard
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Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite
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There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart
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COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Tony Roche
Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine
Alicia Wise
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources
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Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year's Researcher to Reader conference
