IIM-Ahmedabad selects Serials Solutions 360 Search to enhance discovery of e-resources - January 24, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad (IIMA), a leading business school in India, has selected and successfully implemented Serials Solutions 360 Search. The hosted… Read More
Kindle DTP extends 70 percent royalty option to books sold to Canadian customers - January 24, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) is extending the 70 percent royalty option to include books sold to Canadian customers. Kindle DTP is also changing its name to Kindle Direct Publishing. The royalty option is available… Read More
Harvard University launches library module of Harvard mobile app - January 24, 2011
The Harvard University has launched the library module of the Harvard mobile app, offering access to the one of the world's largest university research libraries from virtually anywhere. The University is restructuring its library system in response to a rapidly changing technological and intellectual landscape.… Read More
BioMed Central adds Journal of Clinical Bioinformatics to bioinformatics and genomics portfolio - January 24, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Journal of Clinical Bioinformatics (JCBi) is the latest addition to its bioinformatics and genomics portfolio. JCBi is a new, open-access journal that publishes novel research on all aspects of the development of bioinformatics approaches specifically related… Read More
ARL selects Research Library Leadership Fellows for 2011-2012 - January 24, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has selected 25 individuals to participate in the 2011-12 ARL Research Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF) Program. This executive leadership programme seeks to meet the increasing demands for succession planning for research libraries with a new approach to preparing the next… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 24, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Don't Look Back — Do Scientists Squelch Citations to Justify Claims of Novelty?); Tinker Ready (Boston med resident argues for open access to journals); David Crotty (How Meaningful and Reliable Are Social Article Metrics?); and Lia Steakley (How… Read More
