Association of Research Libraries announces 2009–2010 Board of Directors - October 23, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University Libraries, University of Connecticut Libraries, began a one-year term as President of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), during the ARL Fall Membership Meeting held in Washington DC. He succeeds Tom Leonard,… Read More
Dear Subscriber - October 23, 2009
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Springer set to launch new neuroscience journal - October 22, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, is set launch a new journal – Translational Stroke Research. The journal’s editorial board, headed by Dr. John H. Zhang of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California, is made up of leading stroke researchers and physicians from North America, Europe,… Read More
‘PLoS ONE’ to feature 3D molecular animation technology on new journal articles - October 22, 2009
Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced that its peer-reviewed online publication PLoS ONE will feature a new 3D molecular animation technology on five newly published articles. This represents the start of a new PLoS ONE collection entitled ‘Structural Biology and Human Health:… Read More
INIST-CNRS databases now available on EBSCOhost - October 22, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has signed an agreement with the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (INIST-CNRS). Under the deal, EBSCO will make two INIST-CNRS databases - PASCAL and FRANCIS - available on EBSCOhost.… Read More
Infotrieve bags NRC-CISTI contract for document delivery and library services - October 22, 2009
Information management company Infotrieve, Inc., US, has announced a collaboration with the National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI). The agreement covers the provision of document delivery and library services to the Canadian and International research communities through an exclusive five year… Read More