Open access to scientific papers has limited impact in developed world, says study - February 23, 2009
Scientific journal Science has published a report, according to which having research published in open access (OA) journals and other free sources does not lead to increased exposure and citations. These findings are seen to provide new insight into the nature of scholarly discussion and the… Read More
ARL issues statement on current global economic crisis and its effect on publishing and library subscriptions - February 23, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a statement on the current global economic crisis and its effect on publishing and library subscriptions. The ARL statement, which is aimed at scholarly publishers and vendors, reinforces some of the key points in a recent statement by… Read More
UK Research Reserve Phase 2 launched - February 23, 2009
The UK Research Reserve (UKRR) programme, a collaborative initiative of higher education libraries led by Imperial College London and the British Library, has been launched. Under the initiative, the British Library will store low-use journals for the HE community and make them accessible to researchers and… Read More
Medpedia Project launches beta version of technology platform for health community - February 23, 2009
The Medpedia Project has announced the public launch of the beta version of a technology platform for the worldwide health community. Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine, Berkeley School of Public Health, University of Michigan Medical School and other leading global health organisations, are contributing… Read More
Royal Society Journals launched on Highwire - February 23, 2009
Royal Society Publishing has announced that its online journal content is now hosted on the HighWire H2O platform. The new domain http://royalsocietypublishing.org replaces the site on MetaPress. Title-level redirects are now in place until the end of April… Read More
SAGE releases encyclopaedia on health services research - February 23, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Sage Reference's new two-volume Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. The encyclopaedia claims to be the only single reference source to cover comprehensively the diverse, complex field of health services research. An expert team of health services researchers has… Read More
