ARL recommendations for better services for patrons with print disabilities - November 6, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the report of its Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities, scheduled for final publication later this month in Research Libraries Issues (RLI). ARL formed the task force in May 2012 to expand upon the… Read More
Maney Publishing and Oxbow Books announce publishing partnership - November 6, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced that Oxbow Books will be transferring its journal publishing operation to Maney, effective from 2013. Primarily a publisher of books, Oxbow Books is a publisher, distributor and retail bookseller for everything on archaeology, prehistory, the Classical world, the Middle… Read More
Scope eKnowledge Center completes controlled vocabulary project for a leading global information provider - November 5, 2012
Content enhancement and knowledge services provider Scope eKnowledge Center, India, recently completed a review of an existing controlled vocabulary in Physics for a leading, global information provider. The assignment included a significant enhancement of the controlled vocabulary to nearly 11,500 preferred terms, with extensive hierarchies, non-preferred… Read More
John Wiley & Sons partners with The Sheridan Press to establish Print on Demand Solution for online only journals - November 5, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with The Sheridan Press, print and publication services provider to the STM and scholarly journal community. Through this partnership, Wiley's online only journal titles will be available as Print on Demand… Read More
New SAGE license to provide university alumni with access to all SAGE products - November 5, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a change to its licenses that will provide university alumni with access to the content hosted on the SAGE Journals, SAGE Research Methods and SAGE Knowledge platforms through their university library. All alumni registered with subscribing or purchasing libraries will be… Read More
‘BMC Medicine’ study describes increasing prevalence of open access publishing - November 5, 2012
The sixth annual Open Access Week was recently held, and BioMed Central organised a number of events around the world to spread the word. A study published in BMC Medicine at the start of the Open Access Week showed how open access (OA) publishing is becoming… Read More
