Roberta Shaffer named new ICSTI President - June 21, 2010
The International Council for Scientific & Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced the appointment of Roberta Shaffer, The Law Librarian of the Library of Congress, USA, as the Council's new President. R.Sivadas, CEO of Scope e-Knowledge Center (Publishers of Knowledgespeak), will take charge as the new Vice… Read More
ARCL journal report identifies top 10 academic library trends - June 21, 2010
The June issue of the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) College & Research Libraries News comprises a literature review performed by members of the ACRL Research Planning and Review committee. The committee has identified the '2010 Top Ten Trends in Academic Libraries.' The ACRL… Read More
Google may launch one-click payment system for news content by year-end - June 21, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc is reportedly set to launch a paid content system for publishers, which it is calling Newspass. According to a report in an Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, Google is reaching out to publishers to get them to sign up for the… Read More
Tablets to outsell netbooks by 2012, says Forrester report on US PC market - June 21, 2010
Independent research company Forrester Research, US, has released a report titled 'The US Consumer PC Market In 2015.' Fuelled by a growing interest in tablet computers, nearly half a billion PCs will be sold to consumers in the US between now and 2015, according to the… Read More
Researchers to gain free access to journals published in Africa - June 21, 2010
A full-text, digital archive of journal articles published in Africa is now available at www.ajarchive.org. The African Journal Archive is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and managed by South Africa-based Sabinet. It will make African research and cultural heritage published in Africa available free… Read More
Springer Open Choice uptake influences 2011 journal pricing - June 21, 2010
STM publisher Springer has analysed the uptake of its open access option Open Choice for articles published in 2009. The global publisher is now set to share the impact of the Open Choice offering on 2011 pricing. Springer Open Choice allows authors to publish their article… Read More
