Elsevier and the University of Sydney announce winners of 24-hour Hackathon - October 6, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the University of Sydney, Australia’s leading higher education and research university, have announced the winners of the 24-hour Sydney Hackathon. Participants developed software applications to improve delivery of scientific, medical and technical content using SciVerse Content and Framework APIs from… Read More
NTIS and Information International Associates form joint venture to develop IR service for federal agencies - October 6, 2011
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the US Department of Commerce and Information International Associates, Inc. (IIa) recently formed a Joint Venture (JV) to develop an Institutional Repository (IR) Service for federal agencies. Institutional Repositories are collections of agency scientific and technical information documents and… Read More
SAGE set to publish two Psychiatry journals on behalf of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - October 5, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will begin publishing the journals Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry and Australasian Psychiatry from 2012 on behalf of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry… Read More
Frankfurt Fair to host events on open access, electronic publishing and CERN Project - October 5, 2011
The Frankfurt Book Fair will host events on open access, electronic publishing and the CERN Project. The 'Economy and Acceptance of Open Access Strategies' symposium will present and discuss the results of the Study on Open Access Publishing (SOAP); general cost analysis for scholarly communication… Read More
OCLC report examines use of social metadata at libraries, archives and museums - October 5, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has released a new report titled 'Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Part 1: Site Reviews'. The report seeks to provide an overview of social metadata to enable cultural heritage institutions to better utilise their users' expertise and enrich… Read More
The Sheridan Group to develop iOS and Android-compatible app to provide mobile access to The Nation’s Health newspaper - October 5, 2011
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has enlisted The Sheridan Group's services to develop and launch an iOS and Android-compatible app, providing mobile access to The Nation's Health newspaper. Content from the publication can be viewed as full-page expandable images or as… Read More
