Study examines economic returns of public access policies in US - August 5, 2010
Delivering timely, open, online access to the results of federally funded research in the US will significantly increase the return on the public's investment in science, according to a new study. Titled 'The Economic and Social Returns on Investment in Open Archiving Publicly Funded Research Outputs', it is authored by… Read More
UGC Infonet Digital Library Consortium selects Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science for education and research needs - August 5, 2010
The UGC Infonet Digital Library Consortium, funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, has selected Web of Science from Thomson Reuters to meet the education and research needs of its members. Fifty universities in India that are represented by the UGC Infonet Digital Library… Read More
iChemLabs in tie-up to integrate ChemDoodle with ChemSpider database - August 5, 2010
iChemLabs, a US-based developer of chemical software for students and professionals, has announced a strategic partnership with RSC ChemSpider, a provider of chemical services and data on the Internet. As part of the deal, iChemLabs has integrated ChemDoodle, its chemical drawing programme, with the ChemSpider database… Read More
Serials Solutions adds new consolidated reports to 360 Counter e-resource assessment service - August 5, 2010
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, will add new consolidated reports to its 360 Counter e-resource assessment service. 360 Counter, part of Serials Solutions 360 services, enables librarians to assess collections, justify expenditures and optimise purchases. The introduction of these consolidated reports… Read More
ARL Board of Directors endorse large-scale digitisation principles - August 5, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors have unanimously voted to endorse a set of nine principles to guide vendor/publisher relations in large-scale digitisation projects of special collections materials, recommended by its Transforming Special Collections in the Digital Age Working Group. The Board's vote… Read More
Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills now optimised for Apple web-enabled devices - August 5, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills is now optimised for Apple web-enabled devices, offering nurses convenient and efficient access to nearly 1,000 essential nursing procedures. Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills gives… Read More
