WorldCat Local adds more databases and collections from publishers and information providers - June 1, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that WorldCat Local has added more databases and collections from leading publishers and other information providers to make content more accessible to library users through the Web. WorldCat Local is OCLC's discovery service that offers users… Read More
Nature Communications celebrates first anniversary, publishes 300th research paper in the natural sciences - June 1, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that its journal Nature Communications recently celebrated its first successful year, publishing its 300th research paper in the natural sciences. Launched in April 2010, nearly half of the papers published in Nature Communications to date are open… Read More
Four publishers sign expanded territory agreements with EMpact Sales - June 1, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO, has signed additional expanded territory agreements for active sales representation with the American Society of Plant Biologist (territory added is Japan); Audio Visual Archives (territory added is India); Maney Publishing (territory added is Italy); and Multi-Science Publishing… Read More
JISC scholarly communications roundtable moots customised open access models - June 1, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that publishers, researchers and librarians met earlier this week under its scholarly communications roundtable. They debated the global and UK position for scholarly communications, including the transition from traditional journal publishing models to open access (OA) for… Read More
McGraw-Hill study examines benefits of adaptive learning tools - June 1, 2011
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, has released an effectiveness study titled 'Evaluating the Adaptive Learning Tool's Impact on Pass and Retention Rates and Instructional Efficiencies at Seven US Universities'. The study seeks to outline the benefits of adaptive learning tools for both instructors… Read More
Manhattan Research study explores digital adoption trends of physicians in the BRIC region - June 1, 2011
Pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research, US, has released the findings of a study according to which physicians in the BRIC region - Russia and India in particular - are incorporating social networks and online communities into their professional resource mix. This trend is… Read More
