CAS names 16 Ph.D. Chemistry students to 2011 SciFinder Academic Exchange Program - June 23, 2011
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced that sixteen Ph.D. students from schools in 13 countries will gather in Columbus, Ohio, this August to collaborate with CAS as members of the 2011 SciFinder Academic Exchange Program. … Read More
Springer launches SpringerReference.com - June 23, 2011
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has launched SpringerReference.com, a new platform for researchers and academic and corporate libraries. It offers living editions of Springer's eReferences well in advance of their print editions across every subject. Through the platform, scientists can submit updates to articles whenever they… Read More
ICOLC opposes STM position on international interlibrary loan and document delivery - June 23, 2011
The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has joined the fray over the right of libraries to engage in international interlibrary loan and document delivery. The ICOLC has released a statement critical of the position staked out by the International Association of Scientific Technical and… Read More
Proposals invited for poster display at Berlin 9 Open Access conference - June 23, 2011
Proposals are now being invited for the Berlin 9 Open Access meeting poster display, which will showcase open access (OA) initiatives from all corners of the globe. Posters will be displayed through the duration of the meeting and on the conference website at http://www.berlin9.org, where… Read More
Serials Solutions’ new web-scale management solution to improve efficiency of library operations - June 23, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced the development of a new web-scale management solution. The service is expected to dramatically improve workflows for librarians, further increasing productivity and quality of service to… Read More
AAP introduces new subscription model for institutional access to entire eBook collection - June 23, 2011
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a 62,000-member organisation dedicated to the health of children, has introduced a new subscription model for unlimited institutional access to the rich medical content that resides in the AAP eBook collection. The new platform, www.aapebooks.com,… Read More
