In this issue we saw a change in our company name from Publishing Technology to Ingenta while our service remains as Ingenta Connect (although with slightly different capitalization!). The change in company name reflects a broadening in our business, the timing of which coincided with us delivering service improvements to address the functionality of the Ingenta Connect and bring it in-line with how researchers and libraries are locating and managing research material. We also have a new selection of titles of special interest to librarians from GSE Research / Litwin Books, and our regular segments
Ingenta Connect library membership
New content
New Features on Ingenta Connect: Google subscribers link
In this issue we interview Lorraine Estelle of Project COUNTER who answers questions regarding usage metrics and the direction that COUNTER is taking. We also have a summary of a questionnaire undertaken by the Library Advisory Board in which we explore how institutions make their new patrons aware of available resources. Next we give overviews of a new feature added to the service since the last bulletin: TrendMD, which is a recommendation engine. We round out this issue with the regular sections on the new ingentaconnect publishers and offer a list of key upcoming information industry events and global library conferences.
What’s the Latest at COUNTER?
From our Library Advisory Board
New Features on ingentaconnect: TrendMD
In this issue we interview Sam Tillett of the British Library who answers questions regarding the exciting addition of British Library material to ingentaconnect. We also have a summary of the report of our first Library Advisory Board Meeting held at the end of March where we discussed the factors affecting acquisition choices. Next we give overviews of the two features added to the service since the last bulletin; responsive design and Altmetric. We round off this issue with a list of new publishers on ingentaconnect as well as key upcoming information industry events and global library conferences.
British Library Partnership and Interview with Sam Tillett
New Library Advisory Board Launched
New Features on ingentaconnect: Responsive Design and Altmetric
In this issue, guest author and library market specialist Kate Lara of Publishers Communication Group discusses the importance of library branding to reiterate the library’s value as an institutional resource and maintain a digital presence on campus. Next, we reveal the latest features and functionality on the ingentaconnect platform, including COUNTER 4 compliance and EU VAT collections. Lastly, we shine the spotlight on several new ingentaconnect publishers and offer a list of key upcoming information industry events and global library conferences.
Library Branding and the Research Marketplace
New Features: COUNTER4 and EU VAT functionality
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