RLUK and OCLC pilot new solution for electronic resource metadata management - February 21, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, is working with several members of RLUK (Research Libraries UK), to pilot a new service which brings improvements to the way libraries manage electronic resources and to users' access of these valuable collections. Powered by the WorldCat knowledge base, OCLC… Read More
Wiley launches Stat, ISI’s new online journal for rapid dissemination of statistics research - February 21, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Stat, the new online-only, rapid communication research journal of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), publishing articles in all facets of statistics and related interdisciplinary areas. Stat publishes short articles within four weeks of… Read More
Maney Publishing signs agreement with Atypon for Literatum - February 21, 2013
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has signed an agreement with Atypon, a provider of software to the scientific and scholarly publishing industry, for Literatum to power the future of its digital publications. Maney Publishing is an independent publishing company specialising in academic journals in materials… Read More
Pensoft Publishers announces full integration of OA journals with CLOCKSS Archive - February 21, 2013
Academic publisher Pensoft Publishers has announced the full integration of its open access journals with the CLOCKSS Archive. The partnership reflects Pensoft's vision for the long-term availability of open access scholarly content for the global research community. The CLOCKSS Archive guarantees Pensoft's journals will remain intact,… Read More
Ingram Content Group unveils on-demand journals programme - February 21, 2013
Ingram Content Group Inc., a US-based provider of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced the launch of a comprehensive, on-demand print and fulfillment journals programme. The initiative is expected to reshape the traditional supply chain in journal publishing. Ingram Content Group's… Read More
Elsevier nursing titles bag three ‘American Journal of Nursing’ awards - February 20, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it has been recognised with three American Journal of Nursing (AJN) 2012 Book of the Year awards, including two for first place. Elsevier's books were honoured in the Gerontologic Nursing, Maternal and Child Health, and Critical Care-Emergency Nursing categories. … Read More