Harvard Arts and Science faculty votes for open access to research papers - February 14, 2008
Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences has reportedly voted for a policy that allows the university to make their scholarly articles available online for free. Under the proposal, Harvard would deposit finished papers in an open access (OA) repository run by the library that would instantly make them available… Read More
Thomson Scientific seeks applications for Roger K. Summit International Scholarship - February 14, 2008
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has announced that it is seeking applicants from North America for the 2008 Roger K. Summit Scholarship. The winner will be announced at the Special Libraries Association annual conference, to be held in Seattle in June.… Read More
SAGE Journals Online wins 2007 PSP Award for Excellence for best platform - February 14, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) has awarded the SAGE Journals Online (SJO) platform the 2007 Award for Excellence for best platform in the electronic publication category. This announcement comes only weeks… Read More
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CrossRef unveils citation tool for bloggers - February 13, 2008
Publisher linking services provider CrossRef, US, has announced that it has launched the beta version of a new plug-in that allows bloggers to look up and insert DOI-enabled citations in the course of authoring a blog. The plug-in, available for download at Read More
JISC extends e-journals initiative to cover content from small publishers - February 13, 2008
JISC Collections has announced plans to extend the National e-Journals Initiative 2 (NESLi2) initiative to include online journal content from small and medium sized publishers. The new initiative, NESLi2 SMP (NESLi2 for Small and Medium sized Publishers), facilitates access for staff and students in universities, colleges… Read More
