Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - February 17, 2012
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
Springer and Korea Concrete Institute partner to publish OA journal - February 16, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI) have announced a partnership to publish the International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM). As a fully sponsored open access journal, it will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio, available on www.springerlink.com.… Read More
Ovid to provide access to current, non-embargoed New England Journal of Medicine content - February 16, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has entered into an expanded distribution agreement with the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Under the deal, Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, will be the only medical research aggregator to distribute current, non-embargoed NEJM content… Read More
Radboud University Nijmegen partners with Thomson Reuters to gain access to the InCites platform - February 16, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a two-year agreement with Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, to provide access to the InCites platform, a customised, web-based research evaluation tool. The institutional performance analysis and benchmarking tools available through InCites will help the university… Read More
Global publishers alliance wins legal battle against Internet piracy entities - February 16, 2012
An international alliance of publishers and publishers’ associations achieved an important success in the combat against Internet piracy recently. Despite significant technical and legal obstacles, the alliance was able to locate the alleged operators of both the sharehoster service www.ifile.it and the link library Read More
OCLC Research and ALISE name recipients of 2012 Library and Information Science Research Grants - February 16, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) have awarded research grants to Abdulhussain Mahdi and Arash Joorabchi of the University of Limerick, Laura Saunders and Mary Wilkins Jordan of Simmons College, and Carolyn Hank of McGill University… Read More
