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Copyright Clearance Center expands annual academic license - 27 Feb 2008
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), US, has announced that it is expanding the availability of its Annual Copyright License for academic institutions to colleges and universities of all sizes. The move follows the strong initial reception to the licensing programme, launched in June 2007. Since then, 18 colleges and universities have purchased the licence. Initially offered only to smaller institutions, the license is now available to the full range of colleges and universities, both public and private. To date, 300 publishers have signed on to the programme and nearly 800,000 titles are now covered by the license, with more publishers participating every week. Publishers that have recently joined include Elsevier, Dow Jones & Company and MIT Press. Academic institutions that have purchased the license include Middlebury College, Portland Community College, Texas State Technical College System and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. CCC's annual Copyright License provides faculty, researchers and staff with comprehensive, convenient, pre-approved permissions to use print and electronic content in course management systems, paper and electronic course packs, e-reserves, research collaboration and more. The license provides 'check-and-go' permission to use content from books, scholarly journals, news and trade magazines and newspapers and many other types of content.
EBSCO, IOC and Hasselt University join forces to create Open Science Directory - 27 Feb 2008
Journal subscription services provider EBSCO Information Services, US, has recently joined forces with Hasselt University Library, Belgium, and the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) to develop a global Open Science Directory. The Open Science Directory was originally developed by EBSCO and Hasselt University Library based upon a request by marine information management experts collaborating within the framework of the IOC's IODE programme. The Open Science Directory utilises EBSCO's A-to-Z locator product to provide access to useful scientific information needed in many of the world's developing nations. Available via the Internet for free, the directory provides developing regions a comprehensive search tool for all open access and special programme journal titles. Designed to enhance access to these collections by providing direct links to journals and articles in the EBSCO A-to-Z title database, the Directory offers immediate access to nearly 13,000 scientific journal titles, with an objective of 20,000 titles midway through development. Among the main open access collections in the Open Science Directory are DOAJ, BioMed Central, HighWire Press and PubMed Central, and special programmes HINARI, AGORA and OARE. INASP-PERI and eJDS will be added in the near future.
Thomson Scientific adds Derwent World Patents Index and essential scientific literature to Thomson Innovation - 27 Feb 2008
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has announced the addition of Derwent World Patents Index (DWPISM) and essential scientific literature, including Web of Science and Inspec, to Thomson Innovation, its new intellectual property research and analysis solution. The addition of DWPI and scientific literature provides a unique combination of patent and non-patent resources to support more comprehensive prior art research. With the inclusion of DWPI, Thomson Scientific has significantly enhanced its English-language Asian patent coverage available through Thomson Innovation. In addition to English translations of Japanese full text patent data, Thomson Innovation now includes editorially enhanced English-language patent abstracts for China, coupled with additional Asian coverage. To complement the new patent data, a broad collection of scientific literature content also has been added to Thomson Innovation, providing a critical resource for prior art research. Scientific journals, conference papers and technical documentation often include information on inventions prior to a patent being published. A recent study conducted by 1790 Analytics for the National Institute of Standards and the United State Patent and Trademark Office study indicates that emerging technologies tend to reference scientific journals more often than the average patent, underscoring the value of scientific literature for prior art research. 1790 Analytics is an intellectual property firm that specialises in patent citation analysis.
Elsevier launches illumin8 research tool - 27 Feb 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of illumin8, the first web-based research tool that integrates natural language search technology with content from Elsevier's full-text scientific articles, millions of scientific abstracts, patents and billions of web sources to give users actionable solutions for research initiatives. The product is Elsevier's latest online solution that transforms its content into actionable knowledge, in formats that fit into the professional's workflow. To build illumin8, the global publisher has partnered with NetBase (formerly Accelovation), a leading provider of research software solutions that enable knowledge workers to mine the Internet and other online data to accelerate research. Major Fortune 500 companies in a variety of vertical industries already use NetBase technology to perform technology intelligence, tech scouting, competitive intelligence, market discovery, and more. illumin8 combines search and semantic indexing technologies to distill deep meaning, purpose and insight from the vast amount of Elsevier's full-text content, scientific abstracts from 4,000 publishers, patents and billions of web pages. In addition to finding solutions from 5 billion web pages, millions of patents and Elsevier's premium scientific content, illumin8 users will be able to easily access the full-text of Elsevier journals if they have an online subscription to the journal through ScienceDirect, the world's largest online platform of science, technical and medical (STM) content.
Encyclopedia of Life releases first lot of open access content - 27 Feb 2008
The open access (OA) Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), which announced its launch in May 2007, recently released its first OA content. The first 30,000 pages of the online encyclopedia were unveiled at the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) Conference in Monterey, California. Intended as a tool for scientists and policymakers and a resource for anyone interested in the living world, the EOL is being developed by a collaboration between scientists and the general public. By making it easy to compare and contrast information about life on earth, the compendium seeks to provide new insights into many of life's secrets. By aggregating for analysis information on earth's estimated 1.8 million known species, scientists say the EOL could help map vectors of human disease, reveal mysteries behind longevity, suggest substitute plant pollinators for a swelling list of places where honeybees no longer provide that service, and foster strategies to slow the spread of invasive species. The EOL is projected as a foundational resource for helping to conserve the species already known and to identify millions of additional species that have not yet been described or named. At its core is the knowledge about the world's species that has been discovered by scientists over the last 250 years. By putting this information all together in one place, EOL hopes to accelerate our understanding of the world's remaining biodiversity. In addition, the EOL will illuminate patterns in biodiversity, promising knowledge comparable in impact to that gained after the microscope's invention in the 1600s. The EOL 'macroscope' will have a catalytic effect on comparative biology, ecology and related fields. It will also be an online field guide, complete with links to DNA barcoding and other information of interest and use to everyone from professional scientists to birdwatchers and gardeners.
Wiley-Blackwell renews carbon neutral commitment - 27 Feb 2008
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that it is renewing the commitment to neutralise the carbon impact of its worldwide operations that were formerly part of Blackwell Publishing, which Wiley acquired in February 2007. In addition to offsetting the carbon footprint of 10 offices around the world, it is also compensating for the CO2 emissions that result from the global product shipments from this part of the business. This renewal reinforces the company's leadership role in addressing climate change. Blackwell Publishing, which was acquired by Wiley in February 2007, was the first global publisher to become carbon neutral in 2006. Carbon neutrality involves taking inventory of an organisation's carbon dioxide emissions, and then implementing strategies to reduce and eliminate unavoidable emissions. Wiley-Blackwell has partnered with Carbonfund.org to purchase investments in a portfolio of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects.
Emerald launches new journal - International Journal of Managing Projects in Business - 27 Feb 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal - International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. The journal seeks to address the increasing demand for articles on project management within business. The journal is independent from any association and is claimed to be the first to focus on the management of projects rather than specifically project management. Derek Walker, Professor of Project Management at the School of Business at RMIT University and Program Director for the Doctor of Project Management, will serve as editor of the journal, the inaugural issue of which is available free online until the end of March. Providing a forum for debate and reflection, the International Journal of Managing Projects in Business aims to provide the broader community of managers of projects with a journal that provides them with cutting-edge research and practice in the management of projects across as wide a basis as possible. As an anchor point for the many postgraduate programmes, project management students will be able to take part actively with other practitioners and academics linked to the journal through a web based discussion board. The journal joins the International Journal of Project Management in Business published by Elsevier as well as the Project Management Journal from Wiley as the only currently available on-line plus paper journal serving the project management community.
Dear Subscribers - 27 Feb 2008
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