Thirty three North American institutions endorse Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge - November 10, 2011
Thirty-three research institutions, associations, and foundations in the US, Canada, and Mexico recently signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. These private, public, and non-profit organisations join nearly 300 more from around the world in another clear sign of the growing demand for… Read More
American Society for Indexing forms Digital Trends Task Force - November 9, 2011
The American Society for Indexing (ASI) recently formed the ASI Digital Trends Task Force (DTTF) to keep members up to date on advances in indexing technology. ASI is a nonprofit, professional membership organisation promoting excellence in the indexing of books, journals and other information sources in… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - November 9, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
NoveList announces enhanced resources and a community for librarians - November 9, 2011
NoveList, a division of EBSCO Publishing, US, has added more resources for librarians looking for information to help patrons and to publicise their programmes. The NoveList website and a corresponding Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/EBSCONoveList) have been designed to help librarians connect their patrons… Read More
JISC project with Learning Registry on social media tech for educational content - November 9, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that the nation will participate in a global experiment based on the social media technology behind Twitter and Facebook. The project seeks to find out how the social activity around online educational content can be captured and… Read More
Dr. Helga Guderley named new Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Zoology - November 9, 2011
NRC Research Press, the publishing arm of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), has announced the appointment of Dr. Helga Guderley as the new Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Zoology (CJZ). Dr. Guderley joins Brock Fenton in leading the journal. Dr. Guderley has… Read More
