Ex Libris has announced the acquisition of Research Research Limited (known as *Research). Founded in 1994, *Research offers coverage of funding opportunities and publishes news and analysis of research politics and funding. The company has an customer base of over 250 institutions in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Many of these institutions already have a strong relationship with Ex Libris.
*Research products and expertise complement the Ex Libris research services offering, which includes the Esploro research services platform, Pivot funding and collaboration solution, RefWorks reference manager, and Primo and Summon discovery services. The complementary funding databases of *Research and Pivot will enable Ex Libris to provide broad global coverage of funding sources, insights, and collaborator discovery. Ex Libris will continue to develop enhancements for *Research and Pivot services.
William Cullerne Bown, founder and executive chairman of *Research, will join ProQuest in the role of Research Principal.
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