IET announces first Chief Advisor for new OA journal - October 9, 2012
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the appointment of Professor Lionel Tarassenko, the first of a team of Chief Advisors who will support and promote The Journal of Engineering, the IET's new open access publication, due for launch in 2013. The decision to… Read More
Plantwise Knowledge Bank from CABI ‘Highly Commended’ at 2012 ALPSP Awards - October 9, 2012
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI has announced that the Plantwise Knowledge Bank, a new initiative from the company, has been highly commended in the Publishing Innovation category at the 2012 ALPSP awards. Part of the wider Plantwise programme, the Knowledge Bank helps extension workers, government… Read More
JISC Collections’ new funded shared service to help universities manage their e-resources - October 9, 2012
JISC Collections has announced a new shared service that aims to help UK libraries manage their e-resources more efficiently. Called Knowledge Base+, the service is being established to start addressing the challenges facing libraries due to the inadequate data and metadata about publications, packages, subscriptions, entitlements… Read More
RSC welcomes additional funding for research, but calls for long-term investment - October 9, 2012
Prof. Lesley Yellowlees, the President of the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has welcomed the government's announcement of a £200 million extra investment for the Research Partnership Investment Fund. However, RSC has called for the ruling Conservative party to commit to long-term investment in science… Read More
Cyprus becomes a CERN Associate Member State - October 9, 2012
The CERN Director-General, Rolf Heuer, and the Cyprus Minister of Education and Culture, George Demosthenous, have signed an agreement under which Cyprus will become an Associate Member State in the pre-stage to Membership. The agreement will have to be ratified by the Parliament of Cyprus before… Read More
Baker & Taylor upgrades digital media platform to include EPUB and PDF formats - October 9, 2012
Baker & Taylor, a distributor of digital and physical books, has released an upgrade to its popular Axis 360 digital media platform. New options allow library patrons to check out ebooks on e-readers compatible with EPUB and PDF formats, such as NOOK, Sony Reader and Kobo… Read More
