Bowker launches GDSN pilot programme - February 11, 2008
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has announced the launch of a pilot project to increase efficiency and reduce costs in the publishing supply chain by using the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN). The GDSN will enable 'real-time' exchange of product catalogue data between book publishers, distributors,… Read More
University of British Columbia unveils online institutional repository - February 11, 2008
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has announced the development of an institutional repository (IR). Called cIRcle (circle.ubc.ca), the online storehouse is designed to help store the vast array of UBC's research output. Currently in pilot mode, cIRcle will be officially launched in spring 2008. Based… Read More
Mosby’s Nursing Skills launches new Pediatric Collection - February 11, 2008
Mosby's Nursing Skills, the online nursing skills and reference system from STM publisher Elsevier, recently announced the launch of Mosby's Nursing Skills-Pediatric Collection. Numbering over 320 topics, Mosby's Nursing Skills-Pediatric Collection is claimed to be the largest and most robust collection of pediatric-specific web-based competencies. The… Read More
SPARC launches discussion forum on authors’ copyrights - February 11, 2008
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) recently introduced a new discussion forum on the topic of author rights, called the SPARC Author Rights Forum. The forum seeks to provide a private and moderated venue for academic librarians to explore copyright and related issues in… Read More
Scopus data plays key role in the reorganisation of Kyushu University - February 11, 2008
Abstracting and indexing database Scopus, part of STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Kyushu University is using its data to create and test QUEST-MAP, the management strategy map it developed to plan its reorganisation. The University chose Scopus for its comprehensiveness and objective data,… Read More
Optical Society of America announces top research paper downloads for 2007 - February 11, 2008
The Optical Society of America (OSA) has announced its five most downloaded research papers in 2007. The papers, downloaded from OpticsInfoBase.org, OSA's online repository for its 12 journals, were all published in OSA's open access journal, Optics Express. The research covers a range of topics in… Read More
