APA elects Drexel Professor Donald N. Bersoff as 2013 president - November 7, 2011
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that Dr. Donald N. Bersoff, Drexel University professor and national expert on legal and ethical issues in mental health, has been elected 2013 president. Bersoff serves on the faculties of Drexel's psychology department and Earle Mack School of… Read More
Global Open Access Portal launched at UNESCO meet - November 7, 2011
The Global Open Access Portal (GOAP) was launched at a special side event organised during the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference at Paris headquarters. The portal is aimed at presenting a snapshot of the status of open access (OA) to scientific information around the… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of the Apps for Library Idea Challenge - November 7, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, recently announced the winners of the Apps for Library Idea Challenge at the 2011 Charleston Conference in Charleston, SC. The international competition encouraged librarians and information professionals to conceptualise solutions to the challenges that they and their constituents face in addressing the… Read More
Routledge announces free access to Area Studies journals - November 7, 2011
Routledge, the social science and humanities imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, has announced its latest free access campaign, Access All Areas. Access All Areas offers free online access to Routledge's complete range of Area Studies journals for six weeks, available from the November 3… Read More
Alexander Street Press unveils new video package for academic and public libraries - November 7, 2011
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press, US, has introduced VAST, a new streaming video package for academic and public libraries. VAST contains all the videos from 21 of Alexander Street's individual collections, all cross-searchable, making it a one-stop, multidisciplinary solution for libraries. With more than 10,000… Read More
IMLS awards grant to WebJunction for US digital inclusion project - November 7, 2011
The US' Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a grant of $249,871 to OCLC's WebJunction for a project aimed at helping communities across the country get started on the path to digital inclusion. The project is projected to complement IMLS' efforts to help… Read More
