Dear Subscriber - June 4, 2010
Social networking links are available at the bottom of all news articles of Knowledgespeak. These links can be used to share news articles both with friends and others with similar interests. The links are accessible from any computer you happen to be using. So, each time you want to save… Read More
SPARC-ACRL forum to explore state of play for public access policies - June 3, 2010
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will co-host a panel discussion on the state of play for federal policy moves to ensure open online access to the results of publicly funded research… Read More
USPTO and Google partner to provide bulk patent and trademark Data to the public - June 3, 2010
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has entered into a no-cost, two-year agreement with Google to make bulk electronic patent and trademark public data available to the public in bulk form. Under the deal, the USPTO will provide Google with existing bulk, electronic files,… Read More
JISC-funded report stresses need for clear digital preservation policy - June 3, 2010
The digital universe grew by 62 percent in 2009, but those adding to these resources need to think long term if they want to make best use of their public funding, says a new report funded by the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Clearly stated… Read More
Social networking ranked as fastest growing mobile content category in comScore report - June 3, 2010
comScore, Inc., a US-based provider of digital marketing information, has released a report on the fastest-growing mobile application and browser content categories based on data from its MobiLens service. The report found that social networking led as the top-gaining category for both application and browser access,… Read More
CABI eBooks and Reviews now searchable via Summon discovery tool - June 3, 2010
Applied life science publisher CABI has announced that it will make all of its full-text content available through the Summon web-scale discovery service from Serials Solutions. Library users will now have one-click access to the full text of over 450 CABI eBooks,… Read More
