ARL publishes SPEC Kit 326, focuses on digital humanities - December 7, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Digital Humanities, SPEC Kit 326, which provides a snapshot of research library experiences with digital scholarship centers or services that support the humanities and the benefits and challenges of hosting them. The survey asked ARL libraries about… Read More
E-books from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics now available on the ebrary platform - December 7, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, a ProQuest business, has partnered with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The AIAA claims to be the world's largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. Under terms of the agreement, nearly 300 AIAA… Read More
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics selects Atypon’s Literatum publishing platform - December 7, 2011
Atypon, a provider of software to the professional and scholarly publishing industry, has announced that the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has selected the Literatum publishing platform to power its new publications website. SIAM exists to ensure the strongest interactions between mathematics and… Read More
MarkLogic appoints John Shap as Executive VP of WorldWide Sales - December 7, 2011
Data analytics products firm MarkLogic Corporation, US, has announced the appointment of John Shap as the company's executive vice president of worldwide sales. In his new role, Shap will oversee MarkLogic's global sales strategy and demand generation. Shap brings more than 25 years experience leading… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 7, 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
ORCID, Inc selects Semantico to build global scholarly author registry - December 6, 2011
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd, UK, has been selected by ORCID, Inc. to help build the first phase of their worldwide registry for scholarly authors. ORCID is a not-for-profit global consortium of academic institutions, publishers, scholarly societies, corporate companies, governmental bodies and not-for-profit agencies. … Read More
