Dear Subscriber - December 9, 2009
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Efficiency and quality of research affected by lack of access, says RIN report - December 9, 2009
The UK’s Research Information Network (RIN) has released a new report titled ‘Overcoming barriers: Access to research information content’. The report says that the issue of researchers’ access to research information content must be addressed if the UK research community is to operate effectively and produce… Read More
Elsevier selects BrainTrack to supply college data for Evolve online learning solutions - December 9, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier Inc., Netherlands, and BrainTrack, the widely referenced higher-education directory, have announced the selection of BrainTrack as supplier of US and Canadian college data for Elsevier's Evolve online learning solutions. Elsevier will use data from BrainTrack's US college directory and Canadian College Directory to… Read More
JISC unveils research data management initiative - December 9, 2009
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has launched its research data management programme at the ongoing UK e-Science All Hands meeting. The Managing Research Data programme seeks to help researchers, institutions, funders and policy makers meet the challenge of keeping research data for re-use in… Read More
UC Press and California Digital Library launch collaborative publishing venture, UCPubS - December 9, 2009
The University of California Press (UC Press) and the California Digital Library have announced the official launch of a collaborative publishing venture, UC Publishing Services (UCPubS). UCPubS offers a suite of open access digital and print publication services to University of California centers, institutes, and departments… Read More
University of Ottawa launches OA program, joins Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity - December 9, 2009
The University of Ottawa has become the first Canadian university to adopt a comprehensive open access programme that supports free and unrestricted access to scholarly research. The University’s new program includes a commitment to make the University’s scholarly publications available online at no charge through the… Read More
