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Spotlight on Behavioral Sciences & Psychology eBooks

Springer Nature is one of the largest publishers of psychology research in the world but what does that mean for the Behavioral Sciences & Psychology eBooks - we spoke with Rachel Daniel, Executive Editor to find out. 

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13 Oct 2020
 Building trust in research through transparency in peer review

journals

Did you know that it’s Springer Nature’s mission to help researchers, students, teachers and professionals to discover learn and achieve more? That's why peer review is a very important part of our publishing process and we aim to provide full transparency throughout the peer review process.

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09 Oct 2020
Sick of COVID-19? Latest research, drug development and treatments

knowledge management

Find out more about latest treatment developments and vaccine research on COVID-19 in AdisInsight in partnership with Dimensions

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06 Oct 2020
How Open Research impacts global societal challenges

SN SDG Programme

Open research is changing the way that researchers communicate and collaborate and supports the pace and quality of discovery. This has led to the emergence of new and dynamic open research-driven workflows are emerging which are making it easier to find, access and reuse results.

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01 Oct 2020
COUNTER5 updates: New custom filters and Platform reports now available

Springer Nature

We are pleased to announce 2 new COUNTER5 (C5) updates released in September 2020. The first update is that 4 new filters are now available to use for C5 customer filtered Title Master Reports.

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29 Sep 2020
New URL for Metadata Downloader

metadata

In September a new URL was activated for the Springer Nature Metadata Downloader. We have a redirect URL in place directing any traffic from the previous URL to the new one, therefore access to the downloader should remain uninterrupted.

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29 Sep 2020
Best practices for eBook collections with the University of Central Florida

webinar

Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collection Assessment Librarian at the University of Central Florida Libraries, explains the process of eBook collection acquisition.

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28 Sep 2020
Case study CEA: Best practices for your eBook collection

webinar

In this webinar recording Dr Annie Le Blanc shares her experience managing the Resources and Information Engineering group.

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28 Sep 2020
Staying connected during the pandemic: Nottingham Trent University

eBooks

Our Account Development Manager Catherine John spoke to Helen Adey about how the library at Nottingham Trent is adapting to distance learning during the pandemic

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23 Sep 2020
Podcast Series: The Future of Education

eBooks

When students make a decision about their future field of study, their assessment of likely career opportunities that will open up as a result of the education received plays an important part in the decision making process.

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22 Sep 2020
Diving into (meta)data with our Institutional Data Development Team

Discovery Services

In our ‘Behind the scenes’ series we take a look at internal Springer Nature teams, explore their work and how they support the librarian community. For this article, we talked to the Springer Nature Institutional Data Development team.

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21 Sep 2020
Strengthening collaborations during a global pandemic

account development

In the past decade, eBook collections have become more common place, publishing technologies have improved.

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14 Sep 2020
Librarian Portal Update: Transition from siteIDs to BPIDs

Counter Reports

In early September all customers will transition to only using their BPID as the main customer identifier. Currently, COUNTER 4 nature.com and Scientific American usage is reporting on siteIDs, but as of September the reporting will be based on the customer’s BPID.

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29 Aug 2020
Metadata update: Books records update

metadata

Springer Nature frequently adds books to eBook packages. The metadata downloader for Books now provides three new options.

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27 Aug 2020
How to promote your library’s content online

Springer Nature

A library provides valuable resources for researchers, students and university staff. In this article you can find effective marketing techniques to raise awareness and usage of your holdings content.

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05 Aug 2020
Supporting our communities: free access to a range of essential textbooks

eBooks

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22 Jul 2020
Perspectives of eBook usage at Trinity College during Covid-19

Springer Nature

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has contributed to growing concerns around textbook affordability. Read more here

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20 Jul 2020
Free content on history and social science of racism

Springer Nature

Recent events in the US involving police violence against black people have shocked the world and resulted in the “Black Lives Matter” movement that is reaching across all continents.

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13 Jul 2020
White Paper: Managing Institutional Knowledge and Insight

knowledge management

June 2020 |  Interested in learning more about Knowledge Management and Text and Data Mining? View our latest white paper written by Mary Ellen Bates.

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17 Jun 2020
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment: Synthesising Earth science research

journals

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Launched in January 2020, aims to publish growing literature discussing all aspects of Earth and environment science. More than this, the prime objective is to encourage Earth scientists to work with broader communities to better understand the interactions between the natural environment and society.

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16 Jun 2020
Nature Food: Crossing the disciplines of food research

journals

Nature Food launched in January 2020, publishing research and commentary on all aspects of food production, processing, distribution and consumption that relate to the broader sustainability agenda. The COVID-19 pandemic has, according to Chief Editor Anne Mullen, drawn issues of food supply chain resilience and food security sharply into focus this year, and may well be an impetus for a global food system transformation.

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08 Jun 2020
Nature Cancer: Covering the breadth of cancer research

cancer

Prior to launching Nature Cancer in January 2020, cancer researchers were firmly in the mind of Chief Editor, Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou: “We aimed for Nature Cancer to be a true community journal that serves interdisciplinary researcher cohorts.” In the five months since the inaugural issue, the journal has covered the breadth of cancer research.

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01 Jun 2020
Designing for accessibility with empathy: how we approached the new Springer journal pages

journals

Building the world to be inclusive by design, whether they be physical spaces or digital, benefits everyone. Access to knowledge should not be limited by who you are, where you are, or the device you are using. As a research publisher, we have a duty to never take the fundamental right to access news and knowledge for granted. In this guest post, James Alegria, Digital Brand Designer at SN, explains how the features of the new Springer journal pages were built with this in mind.

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28 May 2020
An interview with renowned biomedical sciences author Professor Shailendra K. Saxena, editor of the first book to be published on COVID-19

STM

May 2020 | We spoke to Professor Shailendra K. Saxena about researching, teaching and publishing during the pandemic and how working with Springer Nature has helped disseminate his vital research to a wide audience for maximum impact.

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24 May 2020
Advancing partnerships beyond publication to meet the Sustainable Development Goals

account development

In 2019, Springer Nature partnered with The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and its sister organisation UKB, to jointly explore and answer the question “Is open research facilitating progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)”? In this interview, we talk to Timon Oeflein on our Account Development team, about the background and findings of this partnership, and his role in facilitating it. 

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19 May 2020
Investigating the increasing popularity of eTextbooks: An interview with author Dr. N.S Punekar

eBooks

May 2020 | The author of the textbook ENZYMES: Catalysis, Kinetics and Mechanisms talks about the success of this book and how it is being used for teaching and learning.

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17 May 2020
Scientific data to assist your COVID-19 research efforts

medicine

May 2020 |  Springer Nature is now collaborating with our partners to provide free access to the relevant content on COVID-19 for both human and machine consumption.
Register for an API key to gain free access to the Fulltext XML.

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11 May 2020
Virtual Issue: Neural Networks and Deep Learning

Virtual Issue

May 2020 |  Researchers and engineers around the globe are now starting to apply deep learning in the areas that matter to our everyday life.

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06 May 2020
8 steps to building an effective eBook collection

eBooks

In the past decade, eBook collections have become more common place, publishing technologies have improved.

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06 May 2020
Reflecting on Earth Day 2020: could this pandemic mark the start of a greener future?

innovation

April 2020 | Lately there have been a number of media reports highlighting a call for a radical rethink in climate change policies in the face of the current worldwide health crisis, and voices in the research community are proposing ways to rebuild our economy in a cleaner and more sustainable way. There is no denying that we are currently facing one of the biggest health crises in a long time. The question is; how will this impact our actions in the future?

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27 Apr 2020
NEW COUNTER 5 report custom metric now available

metrics

April 2020 | We have introduced a custom report metric that makes it possible to compare the BR2: Book chapter downloads by month COUNTER 4 (C4) data with the Title Master Report COUNTER 5 data. The TR_B1: Book Requests C5 report data represents the overall requests of a book on the chapter level, and since we deliver books as a single pdf but only reported usage in the C4 Chapter Report (BR2), there was no comparable metric in C5 until now.  

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11 Apr 2020
An interview with renowned computer science author Steven Skiena

data

April 2020 | Steven Skiena is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of the Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation at Stony Brook University, The State University of New York. We spoke to Steven about his research, his published books and how the Augmented Age will affect our lives in the future. Read the interview here.


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08 Apr 2020
Virtual Issue: AI in Medicine

medicine

April 2020 | Over the years the role of AI in medicine has become increasingly important, as it allows researchers to solve complex problems.

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02 Apr 2020
Earth Day 2020: Clean air initiatives

eBooks

The 22nd April 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of which is all about climate action this year. Professor Junji Cao.

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30 Mar 2020
How our AD teams are supporting librarians

account development

March 2020 | The whole world is in the grip of an unprecedented crisis impacting the way we go about our daily lives. For the time being, universities and schools are switching to online learning, and professionals around the world are working from home whilst juggling child care and other responsibilities. As a global company, we at Springer Nature are incredibly used to remote working; however, this changes a lot for us as well.

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24 Mar 2020
Why are proceedings so important in computer science?

eBooks

March 2020 | Proceedings are not a book of abstracts. Papers in conference proceedings contain original/primary research results, published as full or short papers. In Springer Nature’s computer science editorial group, we select conferences for publication using the editorial boards of or via trusted partner societies. Find out more about the role of conference proceedings for researchers and why they play a critical role in computer science.

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22 Mar 2020
Remote Access support to Springer Nature Content

Librarian Service

March 2020 | Springer Nature is monitoring the coronavirus situation closely. During this time, we are doing everything necessary to make sure our research platforms remain fully available and we are ready to support the increasing numbers of researchers, students and faculty working from remote locations. We want to make sure access to our content is not interrupted in any way. Springer Nature is here to support you with remote access for your patrons.

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21 Mar 2020
Federated access, RA21, Seamless Access, GetFTR…                A brief explainer

Discovery Services

February 2020 | The way that researchers have traditionally authenticated to publisher websites to access institutional subscriptions is via IP address. The device (desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile phone…) that the researcher uses is connected to their institutional network, the publisher’s websites sees the researcher coming from the institution's network based on their IP, and grants them access. 

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09 Mar 2020
Norwegian consortium begins OA agreement with Springer Nature

open access

March 2020 | During January 2020 Springer Nature has been undergoing an auditing process in order to become COUNTER 5 compliant. The first iteration of COUNTER 5 reports, including the master report and standard views are already available. At the moment we provide data from September onwards, which will be extended to data being available from January 2019 by end of Q2 2020.

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01 Mar 2020
COUNTER release 5 data is now available

Counter Reports

January 2020 | We are happy to announce that earlier this week we made available our first COUNTER release 5 data. This first iteration of COUNTER 5 reports are currently being audited in order to ensure that we comply with the COUNTER Code of Practice Release 5. You can access the COUNTER 5 reports are via the Springer Nature Librarian Portal.

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12 Jan 2020
Acquisition, integration and usage of Springer Nature's eBook collection at University of British Columbia

eBooks

December 2019 | As part of our series of interviews with librarians about the role Springer Nature’s eBook Collection plays at their universities, we asked Arielle Lomness of Okanagan Library, University of British Columbia's eBook collection and usage.

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16 Dec 2019
How eBook collections at Virginia Tech have evolved with the university to support its students and academics

eBooks

November 2019 | As part of our series of interviews with librarians about the role Springer Nature’s eBook Collection plays at their universities, we asked Edward about Virginia Tech’s transition from print to online content, how his department successfully promoted the eBook collection and how students, researchers and academics have responded to it.

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20 Nov 2019
Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL sign MoU for OA agreement

BMC

October 2019 | Springer Nature has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an OA agreement with Projekt DEAL, a consortium of over 700 publically and privately funded academic institutions and research institutions in Germany. Looking back over the past twenty years, Springer and Nature both independently and together – have always been at the forefront of OA publishing and developments, as the needs of the research community have evolved.

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03 Oct 2019
What makes a Nature journal?

Springer Nature

September 2019 | Curious about what we do, what goes into producing a nature-branded research journal? Find out how more about the role of our editors, the author copyright and how we interact with the scientific community. Here are five things you may not know about us and how they can help you throughout your career. Don’t forget to check out our short video ‘What makes a Nature journal’ to find out more about these and other initiatives.

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25 Sep 2019
University College London: crossing borders and disciplines to tackle the world’s challenges

SDG

September 2019 | Academic institutions are at the forefront of the sustainable development movement, producing research, that can provide the basis for new policies. UCL’s response to the Sustainable Development goals is called Grand Challenges (GC) and started in 2008 with the aim to address six grand challenges faced globally, using their influence and network both in the academic and industrial scene.

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23 Sep 2019
Nature Metabolism journal shows strong track record

Nature Research

August 2019 | The Nature Metabolism journal started publishing only six months ago but has already shown a strong track record of promising research papers. One example is a paper published in July, showing that a ketogenic diet, a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates, promotes the growth of lymph vessels in mice and might lead to substantial reductions in lymphedema which is a huge problem in clinics.

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05 Aug 2019
Platform Update August

Springer Nature

August 2019 |  Springer Nature works continuously to respond to the needs of librarians and their users. Find the latest platform updates across SpringerLink, nature.com and BMC here.

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04 Aug 2019
Nature Reviews Physics off to a strong start

Nature Research

August 2019 | The Nature Reviews Physics journal was launched in January this year and has been off to a strong start with contributions from well-known authors in the field. Its first issue featured a comment by the American theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner Frank Wilczek titled “The evolving unity of physics” in which he discusses the synergy between the different fields of physics. March and April followed with two focus issues on nuclear power and the future of particle accelerators while the May issue featured an article about the representation of women in physics.

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04 Aug 2019
Who will be next to walk on the moon?

eBooks

August 2019 | It has been 50 years since, on 20th July 1969, Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the moon. Together with command pilot Michael Collins, the team of astronauts was launched into space on the Apollo 11 spaceship. Now, fifty years later, the US has announced plans to send people into space again.

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04 Aug 2019
Launch of Nature Machine Intelligence

Nature Research

August 2019 | The Nature Machine Intelligence journal was launched in January this year and is already setting new standards for transparency and reproducibility of research findings in the field of machine intelligence. Together with Nature Methods and Nature Biotechnology, Nature Machine Intelligence launched a trial in partnership with Code Ocean which enables authors to share fully-functional and executable code accompanying their articles and making it easier to review the code and replicate the results.

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04 Aug 2019
The impact of Artificial Intelligence on librarian services

White Paper

July 2019 | Artificial Intelligence has long entered our workplace and home. Collaborative robots are used to interact with humans on the factory floor, deliver parts or perform repetitive or even dangerous tasks. In our homes AI devices are found in form of robot vacuum cleaners, devices that monitor moisture levels in the garden or automatically re-order of laundry detergent.

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21 Jul 2019
White Paper: Info Pros and Artificial Intelligence

White Paper

June 2019 | ​​​​​​​Librarians and information professionals have always been on the cutting edge of information retrieval, management and transformation, and “insight as a service” has always been a staple in their repertoire. Info pros can take an even more prominent role in the coming years in supporting artificial intelligence initiatives within their organizations...

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11 Jun 2019
Spotlight on Infectious Diseases

Health

May 2019 | ​​​​​​​Infectious diseases are on the rise and they are global burden that we can no longer afford to ignore. Some have been around for years such as Malaria, whilst others are relatively young (HIV). Infectious diseases are killing millions of people a year, which makes them one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

Read our collection of free content online. The virtual issue is available to access until 23 June, 2019.

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02 Jun 2019
White Paper and Virtual Issue on Quantum Computing

White Paper

May 2019 | Quantum computing is said to be a game changer, which scientists expect will solve problems significantly faster than classical ones. 
Read the White Paper and Virtual Issue to find out more about this technology with limitless possibilities.

The Virtual Issue is available until 14 June, 2019.

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12 May 2019
An integrated approach to global challenges: Springer Nature’s Humanities & Social Sciences Collection

HSS

May 2019 | STEM research is often credited with finding solutions to many of the world’s most pressing and wide-reaching challenges, while Humanities & Social Sciences can be overlooked when it comes to the role it plays in supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and its contribution to the multidisciplinary research needed to solve some of the most complex global problems. 

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30 Apr 2019
Springer Nature published its first machine-generated book

eBooks

April 2019 | Springer Nature published its first machine-generated book in chemistry which provides an overview of the latest research in the growing field of lithium-ion batteries. We talked to Springer Nature’s project owner and Director Product & Metadata Management, about the reasons to create a machine-generated book and the implications on future content creation in scholarly publishing.         

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10 Apr 2019
Springer Nature Book Archives in Practice: Interview with the Head of Portfolio Development at the Bundeswehr University Munich

archives

April 2019 | Dr. Christoph Janello, Head of Portfolio Development and Metadata at the Library of the Bundeswehr University Munich shares what motivated the library to purchase SNBA and the benefits it has provided to their users. 

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08 Apr 2019
Selected content from the CSR tailored collection

Virtual Issue

April 2019 | ​​​​​​​Read our collection of free content on CSR with selected articles and chapters from the tailored content collection. Key topics included within this virtual issue are Business Ethics, Social Responsibility and Gender Diversity in different regional contexts as well as a variety of sectors. The virtual issue is available to access until 17th April, 2019.

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02 Apr 2019
10 facts you didn't know about Nature

Springer Nature

With the 150th Anniversary of Nature on the horizon in November 2019, our archivist and in-house-historian, Alysoun Sanders, has been exploring our archive and discovered some interesting, fun and significant highlights that you may not have know about one of the oldest scientific journals in the world!  

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25 Mar 2019
Springer Nature delays release of COUNTER 5 reports

Springer Nature

March 2019 | ​​​​​​​In recent months we have started to merge  Springer and Nature accounts together to better serve our customers.  This work is still ongoing and not completely finished due to its complexity. This is causing a delay in releasing COUNTER 5 reports on the Springer Nature Librarian Portal and via SUSHI. Therefore, we will not be able to make these available in March as previously communicated.

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19 Mar 2019
Nature Astronomy, Two Years On: A Retrospective

Nature Research

March 2019 | We asked May Chiao, Chief Editor of Nature Astronomy, to reflect on the two years since launch of the new journal, and the reasons for doing so. May also shares insights in to trends and growing research she's seeing from the community. 

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07 Mar 2019
Virtual Issue on Automotive Content available

Virtual Issue

March 2019 | ​​​​​​​In an increasingly competitive market, rapidly evolving with the addition of new disruptive technologies, it is more critical than ever that you have access to the latest research. Springer Nature gives you rapid access to peer reviewed original content in academic research journals, industry magazines and book collections. 

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28 Feb 2019
Springer Nature works towards becoming COUNTER 5 compliant

Counter Reports

February 2019 | ​​​​​​​In January 2019, COUNTER released its fifth Code of Practice (COUNTER 5) which “focuses on improving the clarity, consistency, and comparability of usage reporting." As a result, we have spent the last few months working towards becoming COUNTER 5 compliant and would like to share an update on our progress.

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20 Feb 2019
Measures of success: what’s the real value of published research?

Springer Nature

February 2019 | In this article we look at some of the broader impact outcomes resulting from two very different papers published in Nature-branded Journals. We talked to the corresponding authors of each paper to find out what kind of impact the work has had on their careers, their field of research, and the wider world. We also asked them about their thoughts on the continued value of traditional research metrics; how they see impact measures changing over time; and what additional measures they would like to see introduced.

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19 Feb 2019
Brexit, Bitcoin and the influence of seminal works in Springer Nature’s Economics & Finance eBook Collection: An interview with Rachel Sangster

eBooks

February 2019 | 2018 marked Macmillan’s 175th anniversary and here, Head of Economics & Finance at Palgrave Macmillan (an imprint of Springer Nature), Rachel Sangster, talks about how this Collection balances emerging trends and experimental theories with longstanding expertise from renowned authors and leading global institutional partners.

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13 Feb 2019
KBART Automated Holdings Feeds: Next Generation Content Management for Libraries

Discovery Services

February 2019 |  Springer Nature is delighted to offer its customers KBART Automation for their knowledge bases and discovery services. This means that for the first time, libraries and research institutions can make their content discoverable and accessible with minimal manual work, and in a fraction of the time it has previously taken.

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13 Feb 2019
Our commitment to collaborate with the library community

Springer Nature

October 2018 | At Springer Nature, we stay in contact with our customers in a number of ways: through regular contact with our sales and account development team; by attending conferences; our own Library Advisory Boards and Summits; and our recently launched Librarian Survey. Open Access plays a key role in many of these conversations and we are here to listen and collaborate with you to find solutions that work.

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22 Oct 2018
Partnering with the University of Liverpool to support the research cycle

journals

January 2020 | Following a successful Nature Research journal publishing session in her library, Sarah Roughley, Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Liverpool, talks to us about creating engaging events that address the needs of researchers, and her perception of the Publisher’s role in helping librarians deliver insights and tutorials to their users.

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16 Oct 2018
Nature Climate Change: Bridging the gap between research and real-world change

SDG

October 2018 | Launched in 2011, Nature Climate Change is one of several thematic Nature Research journals spanning the physical, social and life sciences. As well as Climate Action, it addresses many more of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including: Affordable and Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption and Production, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Health, Innovation and Communities. In this article we talk to Chief Editor of Nature Climate Change, Bronwyn Wake, about the journal’s mission to advance research in the field of climate change, challenge the views of its readers, and effect real world change.

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15 Oct 2018
International Abstracts in Operations Research palgrave-journals site will soon be shut down

Palgrave

October 2018 |  We would like to inform you that International Abstracts in Operations Research has returned to International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), and due to stability issues palgrave-journals.com/iaor will be disabled and no longer accessible as of November 1, 2018.

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06 Oct 2018
COUNTER reports soon available on Springer Nature Librarian Portal. SLAMS & MPS Insights soon disabled

Springer Nature

September 2018 | We’re happy to share some upcoming developments for the newly launched Springer Nature Librarian Portal, which will soon have COUNTER reports available for download for SpringerLink and nature.com content.  Additionally, MPS Insights and Site License Administration Account platforms will soon be disabled and shut down.

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18 Sep 2018
Springer Urban Studies Programme: Research to Make the World’s Urban Areas More Sustainable

SDG

September 2018 | With global urban populations continuing to grow (UN DESA, 2018), many of the challenges associated with sustainability and human well-being will play out across the world’s towns and cities. Within Springer’s Earth Sciences, Geography, & Environment Department, is a dedicated Urban Studies & Urban Geography programme whose mission is to be at the forefront of research that both informs and helps to sustain the global community. 

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17 Sep 2018
‘This is the future’: a glimpse into the evolution of robotics with Bruno Siciliano

robotics

September 2018 | We talk to Bruno Siciliano - Professor of Control & Robotics at the University of Naples Federico II, and Past-President of the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society - about the evolution of robotics, his visions of...

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02 Sep 2018
Nature Sustainability: Promoting Interdisciplinary Research to Advance Global Sustainability

Nature Research

September 2018 | The newest Nature Research journal, Nature Sustainability, blends natural, social and engineering research fields to support new policies and deliver actionable solutions to sustainability challenges. chief Editor, Monica Contestabile, talks to us about how the journal intersects with almost every one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular interest in sustainable cities and sustainable food systems.

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02 Sep 2018
From Smart Cities to Self-driving Cars: Springer Nature's New eBook Collection Looks to the Future

robotics

September 2018 | Launching in 2019, the Springer Nature Intelligent Technologies and Robotics eBook collection will publish established knowledge and cutting-edge research across a variety of formats - from monographs and...

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01 Sep 2018
MARC Records Enhancements

Discovery Services

August 2018 | ​​​​​​​To improve the quality of our records and to be more RDA compliant we will release enriched MARC records on August 31. This concerns MARC21 and MARCxml books and journal records available through the MARC downloader tool and article MARC which can be received through FTP. We will re-create our MARC records so that all available records for content from Springer Nature will contain the enrichments.

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28 Aug 2018
NEW German-language eBook package 'Education and Social Work' and the Editorial Director behind it

eBooks

August 2018 | One of the newest Springer eBook offerings is the German-language education ebook package. Springer Social Sciences and Humanities Editorial director, Andreas Beierwaltes, shares the ins and outs of this new package, and what librarians can expect.

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27 Aug 2018
Nanomaterial Variant Filter is now available on Nano!

knowledge management

August 2018 | It is well-known that most of nanomaterial and device characteristics like properties, biological effects/toxicities and even applications can be dependent on dimensions as well as environment and conditions (medium/support). Looking to give researchers the power of finding this data and analyzing the differences among multiple nanomaterial variants, we are excited to announce the addition of a Nanomaterial Dimension and Medium/Support filter to Nano!

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23 Aug 2018
Research data at Springer Nature – the latest news

data

August 2018 | The first institution and the first funding agency have begun to offer Research Data Support to their researchers. Researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas can now access Research Data Support, a service from Springer Nature that makes datasets easier to find, share and cite. Researchers funded by the Wellcome Trust can also use the service as part of a pilot project. 

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22 Aug 2018
We’re committed to easy access for everyone

Springer Nature

July 2018 | Springer Nature is committed to making our website and platforms as accessible as possible to people with special needs, including those with visual, hearing, cognitive and motor impairments. We always make sure that our website follows accessibility best practices by following the principles of universal design, ensuring we provide equal access to all of our users. 

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31 Jul 2018
From Smart Content to Smart Data: The Role of SN SciGraph in Open Research

open access

July 2018 | SN SciGraph is the largest Linked Open Data aggregation platform in the scholarly domain. It makes data that is machine-readable, interoperable and re-usable freely available to the global community. Launched in February 2017, SN SciGraph was designed to help researchers, scholars, editors, librarians, funders, and developers overcome the challenge of extracting and merging large datasets from multiple repositories, and in multiple formats. Find out more.

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18 Jul 2018
SN Insights: Taking Research Analytics to the Next Level

data

July 2018 | SN Insights breaks down research data silos by providing clear and intuitive analytics drawn from millions of Linked Open Data connections in SN SciGraph. While SN Scigraph is a vast data repository, SN Insights is an application that complements it by interpreting its rich ecosystem of datasets, curated by Springer Nature and Digital Science. Find out more.

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18 Jul 2018
Distraction free reading on nature.com

nature.com

July 2018 | In tandem with the new look and feel of nature.com, the on-going migration also aims to improve overall functionality for our users.

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15 Jul 2018
Nature Energy: Adapting to Meet our Growing Thirst for Energy

SDG

July 2018 | Over a series of articles, we’ll be exploring the role Springer Nature's Journals are playing in tackling specific Sustainable Development Goals, but also how their diverse natural science and social science remit is seeing them address the much broader challenges that make up the programme. In this interview, find out how Nature Energy is publishing research that explores approaches to energy generation, storage, distribution and the impact of these on society and the planet.

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04 Jul 2018
Nature Ecology & Evolution: Promoting the Importance of Biodiversity to the Wider World

SDG

July 2018 | Over a series of articles, we’ll be exploring the role Springer Nature Research Journals are playing in tackling specific Sustainable Development Goals, but also how their diverse natural science and social science remit is seeing them address the much broader challenges that make up the programme. In this interview, find out how the broad range of fundamental research covered in Nature Ecology & Evolution impacts almost every one of Springer Nature's Grand Challenges goals, with biodiversity and the global consequences of its depletion connecting all of the journal’s subject areas.

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04 Jul 2018
From Shakespeare to Trump: How Palgrave Macmillan has evolved over 150 years of scholarly publishing to inspire 21st century researchers.

Palgrave

June 2018 | In an interview with Felicity Plester - Editorial Director for Palgrave Humanities – and the Commissioning Editors of the Literature, Cultural and Media Studies collection, we explore how publication formats are being adapted to support changing research practices.

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27 Jun 2018
Springer Nature Librarian Portal is live!

Librarian Portal

June 2018 | ​​​​​​​ We are happy to announce that the new Springer Nature Librarian Portal has launched! The Springer Nature Librarian Portal is now live and provides you with a centralized location to manage access to and understand usage of your Springer Nature content and can be accessed at librarian.springernature.com.

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26 Jun 2018
Update to Springer Nature registered company names

Springer Nature

June 2018 | As a global publisher, Springer Nature is home to a family of brands, businesses and imprints that include some of the most famous names in academic, education and professional publishing.

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25 Jun 2018
2018 North America Academic Regional Summit

Springer Nature

June 2018 | The North American Institutional Marketing and Sales teams partnered with American University Library to host a Regional Summit at American University in Washington, DC. The daylong event was attended by academic and government librarians interested in access authentication and exploring Resource Access in the 21st Century (RA21).

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19 Jun 2018
Open Access and Open Science - Do you know the difference?

open access

June 2018 | ​​​​​​​Springer Nature's Grace Baynes, VP Data and New Product Development, discusses the differences between Open Access and Open Science and explains how Springer Nature helps libraries make their data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

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13 Jun 2018
The importance of Library Advisory Boards & Summits to Springer Nature

Springer Nature

June 2018 | ​​​​​​​The Springer Library Advisory program has now been active for 14 years and continues to grow in importance, as we develop our strategies and products.

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13 Jun 2018
Development of new Springer Nature Librarian Portal

Librarian Portal

June 2018 | ​​​​​​​In line with Springer Nature’s continuing efforts to improve our user's experience, we are happy to announce the development of a combined Springer Nature administration tool. The Springer Nature Librarian Portal will launch in late June, and provide administrators with a central location to manage their Springer Nature licensed content.

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02 Jun 2018
Connecting People and Disciplines to Tackle the World’s Grand Challenges

Springer Nature

May 2018 | Inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Springer Nature’s Grand Challenges Programme launched in 2017 with an initial focus on five global challenges: climate change, global health, the food–energy–water nexus, a digitally transformed world and sustainable cities. We spoke to Mariette DiChristina, Executive Vice President of Editorial and Publishing for Nature Research Magazines and Editor-in-Chief of Scientific American, to get her insights into how the Grand Challenges Programme has grown over the past 18 months.

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29 May 2018
The New Metadata Downloader: Richer Data, Improved Discoverability

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May 2018 | ​​​​​​​Springer Nature has replaced its MARC Downloader with an enhanced Metadata Downloader which is seeing fast uptake from the global library community. We asked two of the minds behind the tool - Sebastian Bock, Digital Product Manager in the Metadata Management Team and Björn Johansson, Senior UX Designer – what had inspired the new tool, what improvements they’ve made, and how it has been welcomed by librarians.

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21 May 2018
Security Enhancements for Springer Nature Platforms including SpringerLink

SpringerLink

May 2018 | We are continuing to take steps to move towards a more secure web browsing experience by removing support for any version of Transport Layer Protocol lower than 1.2.  The support will end on May 31st, 2018 and some users may be negatively impacted.

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16 May 2018
5 ways to get more from your journal subscriptions

Librarian Service

May 2018 | Today’s library is responsible for a whole raft of services - from content analysis and reporting, data-management and platform integration - to publicity, marketing and training. With significant budget invested in journal subscriptions, it’s vital to achieve a strong return.​​​​​​​ We’ve worked with libraries across the globe to test out the most effective ways you can improve journal discovery and usage at your institution.

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10 May 2018
New Layout for Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Librarian Service

May 2018 | Our UX team have been working hard to extend the new look and feel that launched across eBooks, to Reference Works, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries.

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08 May 2018
Reflections on the Springer Book Archives and its role at the University of Melbourne

archives

May 2018 | ​​​​​​​In 2014 we interviewed Philip Kent - then Librarian at the University of Melbourne - who instigated the institution’s first large-scale eBook archive purchase as part of a drive for institutional innovation and to ‘redress gaps in past acquisitions’.

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30 Apr 2018
Major Reference Works: Their relevance to today’s research and how they are evolving

Librarian Service

May 2018 | ​​​​​​​As part of a series on Springer Nature’s book categories, we spoke to the Vice President of Major Reference Works, Anil Chandy, along with Editors Michael Hermann and Ruth Lefevre, to find out how these titles are evolving and what impact this could have on libraries and researchers.

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30 Apr 2018
The Statesman's Yearbook is Moving

SpringerLink

April 2018 | ​​​​​​​From June 1st, The Statesman's Yearbook will be permanently and exclusively hosted on SpringerLink moving across from the current platform. Find out about the benefits of the move along with recommended actions for existing customers in the online FAQs.

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29 Apr 2018
Nature.com Continued Migration to New Look and Feel

nature.com

April 2018 | Many more titles have been moved over to the updated website design and infrastructure on nature.com. The new look and feel includes numerous advantages including improved functionalities on article pages, enhanced navigation and integrated article metrics. Underneath that, the infrastructure itself allows us to do even more, including publish articles faster, improve content discovery and assist us in moving you to one licensing system.

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29 Apr 2018
SN SciGraph Explorer Data via the API

Librarian Service

April 2018 | SN SciGraph is the Springer Nature linked data platform that collates information from across the research landscape, i.e. documents, people, & places of importance to the science & scholarly domain. SN SciGraph includes data on Springer Nature publications from almost 200 years, as well as funders, research projects, conferences, affiliations and institutions. The SN SciGraph Data Explorer is a website which allows users to explore the contents of SN SciGraph.

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13 Apr 2018
The NEW Springer Nature Image Library: Your source for book & journal covers

Tools & Services

April 2018 | ​​​​​​​In line with Springer Nature’s expanding efforts to provide centralized resources across products for librarians, we are pleased to announce the new image library website is now live. This is a resource for finding and downloading product cover thumbnail images for books, book series, journals and issues. This image library is service is free.

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09 Apr 2018
New COUNTER reports for SpringerProtocols

Counter Reports

March 2018 | ​Two new COUNTER reports are now available to download in your Library Admin area of SpringerLink, showing usage and denials of SpringerProtocols content. The newly-released report formats provide an easier option for account administrators who wish to see usage of this content separately.

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18 Mar 2018
Introducing research data services for institutions

data

March 2018 | ​​​​​​​In response to the challenges faced by researchers, funders and institutions, we're now offering research data services to help the research community manage and share data. The three new services are: Research Data Support, Training and Reporting.

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18 Mar 2018
Palgrave Macmillan Journals program: 2017 update

journals

March 2018 | During 2017, the journals portfolio saw some important changes. Many of our journals are now moving on to Editorial Manager - a new submission system, managed centrally by a dedicated Journal Editorial Office at Springer Nature.

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17 Mar 2018
Palgrave Macmillan: Business, Finance and Economics Update

Palgrave

March 2018  | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A letter from the Editor: Stephen Partridge 

What a year. As Britain stumbles shambolically towards Brexit, the US pulls up the drawbridge and withdraws from the TPP, and China’s growth continues to slow, the economy, and the worlds of business and finance, have been central to all of the major challenges facing our societies.

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16 Mar 2018
Palgrave Macmillan: Humanities update

Palgrave

March 2018 | What a busy and productive year we have had in Palgrave Humanities! We have published several hundred new titles to serve the academic humanities community globally.

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16 Mar 2018
Palgrave Macmillan: Social Sciences Program Update

Palgrave

March 2018 | ​​​​​​​A letter from the Editor: Tamsine O'Riordan

2017 was an important year for Palgrave Macmillan Social Science. We’ve moved into new product types, adopted market-leading metrix systems for our authors to track the impact of their work, grew significantly more global with editorial teams now in Australia and China as well as the UK and US.

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14 Mar 2018
Palgrave Macmillan: Politics and International Studies Program Update

Palgrave

March 2018 | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A letter from the Editor: Cristina M. Brian

Christina M Brian is Publisher for International Political Economy and heads up the global Politics and International Studies team. Christina joined Palgrave in 2010 and previously developed a bilingual academic research programme at Springer Science Business Media.

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13 Mar 2018
New Twitter account

Librarian Service

Jan 2018 | ​​​​​​​Stay updated on platform changes, usage stats, service notifications and general Springer Nature news for Information Managers please follow us on Twitter @SN_Dashboard

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30 Jan 2018
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

Palgrave

Jan 2018 | ​​​​​​​This major reference work will be moving exclusively onto the SpringerLink platform on 15th November, 2017. If you are an existing licensee of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics content and have questions regarding the change, download the FAQ for detailed information, including usage reports.

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30 Jan 2018
New look and feel eBook pages

SpringerLink

Jan 2018 | ​​​​​​Our UX team is constantly evaluating how they can improve the user experience on our platforms. They have recently finished work on redesigning the eBook pages after extensive testing and analysing what users are looking for most on these pages. All our books have now moved to the new design.

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30 Jan 2018
Springer Nature at ATD Techknowledge 2018

Springer Nature

December 2017 | ​​​​​​​ATD Techknowledge is taking place in San Jose, CA in January 2018.  This conference is where learning and technology in business meet.  If you are attending ATD Techknowledge 2018, be sure to attend our Solution Session on Wednesday January 24 from 3 pm to 4 pm in room 212AB.

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31 Dec 2017
Launch of the “Cancer at Nature Research Portal”

journals

December 2017 | The Nature Research editors who handle cancer primary research, methods, protocols and reviews bring you the latest articles, covering all aspects from disease mechanisms to therapeutic approaches. 

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23 Dec 2017
Now Available: Data Security Tailored Content Collection

data

December 2017 | ​​​​​​​Today's headlines reflect the world's ever-growing concerns about cyber security, both on the enterprise and the consumer level. A data breach can cost a company not only dollars, but the trust of its current and future customers.

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30 Nov 2017
Springer Book Archives and the changing shape of Montana State University Library

archives

November 2017 | ​​​​​​​Montana State University is home to almost 17,000 students and over 1,000 faculty. It has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as one of 108 research universities with "very high research activity."

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19 Nov 2017
How eBooks are changing libraries

archives

November 2017 | As digital content increasingly drives academic research, and the belief that information sourced online will overtake printed formats in coming years grows, libraries are going through their own physical and strategic transformation.

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19 Nov 2017
Nature.com new web design

Librarian Service

November 2017 | ​​​​​​​We are building a combined infrastructure and an updated website design for nature.com, to meet the needs of our users, and to allow us to make continuous improvements. Many of our journals have already been moved over and you can enjoy the new look and feel on many of our newest titles, like Nature Ecology & Evolution.

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15 Nov 2017
Explore Lab Animal on nature.com

nature.com

November 2017 | ​​​​​​​We are proud to announce that Lab Animal is now seamlessly integrated on nature.com with a new design, article functionality and metrics.

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05 Nov 2017
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journals

November 2017 | Our primary goal is to produce journals that the scientific community values, both as readers and authors. ...we also aim to create innovative journals that span both the natural and social sciences to help researchers address some of the biggest challenges that are facing global society.

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31 Oct 2017
Life & Robotics: Understanding Humanity to Inspire Robots Designed to Assist Humans

robotics

October 2017 | ​​​​​​​On October 23-25, Springer Nature launched a new symposium series on Life & Robotics. This series will focus on the Development and Design of Life Inspired Robotics, Human - Robot Interaction/Augmentation as well as the transfer of the latest discoveries to innovative Applications and their potential impacts.

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22 Oct 2017
Historical Research to Support Today’s R&D

Springer

October 2017 | ​​​​​​​As the world sees a rapid rate of research and development across medicine, technology, pharmaceuticals, and more, researchers around the world look to published research for the foundations and verifications. 

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12 Oct 2017
A Closer Look at Springer Nature's Major Reference Works Portfolio

Springer Nature

October 2017 | Springer Nature’s Major Reference Works (MRW) portfolio contains over 600 peer reviewed, high profile trade and academic references from Palgrave Macmillan and Springer References.

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05 Oct 2017
Book Archives & Today’s Breakthrough Innovations

archives

October 2017 | ​​​​​​​2017's breakthrough technologies and innovations are changing the world we live in. These modern-day innovations are remarkable, but surprisingly are not possible without the support of older, historical published research for knowledge foundations and verifications. 

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30 Sep 2017
Handbooks: Fast Facts Reference for Today’s Tech Professionals

Librarian Service

September 2017 | The Springer Nature eBook collections portfolio delivers Professional Handbooks from Springer, which maintains the highest standards of references in key areas of the physical and applied sciences for practitioners in industry and academia. 

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31 Aug 2017
SharedIt: Springer Nature’s Free Content Sharing Initiative

Librarian Service

July 2017 | ​​​​​​​Articles have been successfully shared by authors, subscribers and media outlets over 3.25 million times during the first year of SharedIt, Springer Nature’s free content sharing initiative.

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18 Jul 2017
Springer Admin Portal features will soon migrate to new Librarian Portal

Librarian Portal

May 2017 | ​​​​​​​Since the launch of the Springer Nature Librarian Portal, our development team has continuously been working towards integrating all administration functionalities into one interface. We successfully migrated the nature.com Site License Administration Account features, and are now ready to complete the process with the Springer Admin Portal. 

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11 May 2017
Advancing Discovery at Libraries

Discovery Services

May 2017 | ​​​​​​​As the industry sees a shift in the way users search for content, librarians are in a unique position to influence the discovery process. The challenge is to make the content procured, searchable and accessible, so librarians are looking to content providers for help with discovery.

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30 Apr 2017
2016 North American Corporate Summit

Springer Nature

September 2016 | The North American Marketing and Sales teams hosted a Corporate Summit in Cambridge, MA. The event was attended by librarians interested in Trending Topics from Springer Nature spanning journals, eBooks, and ROI support.

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05 Sep 2016
Springer Nature Videos: First trials available

Springer Nature Video

August 2019 | We are happy to announce that first trials for Springer Nature Video are now available. Springer Nature Video was launched in June 2019 and offers highly educational, peer-reviewed videos created by leading academics, practitioners and thinkers.

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