EBSCO endorses KBART Recommended Practice - September 21, 2010
Knowledge base provider EBSCO has announced its support for the Knowledge Base and Related Tools (KBART) Recommended Practice initiative. Commissioned by the National Information Standards Organisation (NISO) and UKSG, the KBART Working Group has established guidelines for the timely exchange of metadata… Read More
ARL joins non-profit organisations in Bouchat v. Ravens amicus brief - September 21, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) - along with the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the WGBH Educational Foundation - has joined an amicus brief prepared in the US by Anthony Falzone at… Read More
RSNA partners with Carbonfootprint.com to support sustainable publishing - September 21, 2010
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced a partnership with Carbon Footprint Ltd., an international carbon management company. With this move, RSNA seeks to help journal readers offset the amount of CO2 it takes to produce subscriptions of Radiology and RadioGraphics. The initiative coincides… Read More
New Annual Reviews journals to connect library users to wider collections - September 21, 2010
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews, US, has announced that it launched two new journals - Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics - during the summer of 2010. Published in July 2010, the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - September 21, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Thomson Reuters and WIPO launch Access to Specialised Patent Information programme for developing nations - September 20, 2010
The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters has announced a partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the launch of the Access to Specialised Patent Information (ASPI) programme. The ASPI programme will provide industrial property offices and government and academic… Read More
