ARL task force releases report on libraries’ role in digital repository services - February 5, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Digital Repository Issues Task Force has released its final report. The task force was charged with evaluating trends, contextualising repository activities among ARL libraries, and recommending leadership roles and activities for ARL. The report, 'The Research Library's Role in Digital… Read More
Bioalma launches free online search tool for biomedical literature - February 5, 2009
Biomedical IT/text-mining company Bioalma, Spain, has reportedly launched a free search tool called novo|seek for the PubMed literature database. The company claims that the new tool provides intelligent search functionalities to help life scientists guide and refine their searches of biomedical literature. novo|seek is projected as… Read More
WorldWideScience Alliance annual meeting - February 5, 2009
The WorldWideScience Alliance has announced that it will hold its Annual Meeting in Paris, France, on March 1, 2009. The meeting is being held in conjunction with the winter meeting of its primary sponsor, the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI). The International Council… Read More
BioMed Central launches new journal – Gut Pathogens - February 5, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal - Gut Pathogens. This brings the number of journals published by BioMed Central to a total of 200, covering a broad range of subjects in biology and medicine. Niyaz Ahmed, Francis Megraud… Read More
Chinese university consortium signs eAccess partnership with Swets - February 5, 2009
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that it recently signed an exclusive three year contract with the Chinese JALIS consortium for the delivery and support of a full eAccess solution for the universities in the Jiangsu province. Under the deal, Swets will provide a suite… Read More
Johns Hopkins University allows public access to Collexis Expertise profiles - February 5, 2009
Knowledge management and discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, announced that Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has put the institution's Collexis Expertise Portal online (http://www.institutionaldashboard.collexis.com/jhu). The portal is a public website where individuals can search, sort, or view compiled views of the… Read More
