Chadron State College selects EBSCO Discovery Service to boost information literacy goals - August 25, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that Chadron State College has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as part of its overall goal to improve information literacy. The college was looking to wean students off typical search engines while encouraging students to access valuable… Read More
No increase in e-only subscription prices for IMechE Journals in 2011 - August 25, 2010
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK, has announced that the E-Only subscription price for all the IMechE's journals will remain at 2010 levels for 2011. Prices for combined print and online subscriptions will rise by 6 percent in 2011. Customers can enjoy further savings by… Read More
ACM names leading design researchers as Co-Editors of ‘interactions’ - August 25, 2010
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named two distinguished leaders of the human computer interaction (HCI) community as co-editors of its bi-monthly publication, interactions. Ron Wakkary of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and Erik Stolterman of Indiana University will bring to the publication their… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - August 25, 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
British Library initiative to offer free access to bibliographic records - August 24, 2010
The British Library has announced that it will make its collections of bibliographic records available for free to researchers and other libraries, at www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html. The UK national library has around 14 million catalogue records said to comprise a wealth of bibliographic data.… Read More
Springer and Helmholtz Association sign agreement for OA membership - August 24, 2010
STM publisher Springer and the Helmholtz Association have signed an agreement for open access membership. The move follows the launch of SpringerOpen, a new series of open access journals that will span all STM disciplines. The agreement covers article processing charges for authors from the participating… Read More
