Springer teams up with CIC host publishing symposium to bring publishers and librarians together - March 8, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) held their first-ever publishing symposium at University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center on March 7, 2013. The gathering was established as an important opportunity to create dialogue between early-career publishers and librarians, in an effort to nurture… Read More
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies now available on EBSCOhost - March 8, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies is now available via EBSCOhost. Formerly available via First Search from OCLC, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies is a unique and rich source of information for students and specialists… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry adopts CC BY licence for Gold OA papers - March 8, 2013
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced that it is making a change to copyright arrangements for open access papers published in RSC journals. Beginning April 1, 2013, authors will have the option to publish under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license when choosing… Read More
Over 100 A&I databases indexed in Serials Solutions Summon discovery service - March 8, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that the Summon discovery service now includes content from more than 100 abstract and indexing (A&I) databases – including nearly 90 ProQuest databases. Unlike other discovery services, it has been stated, A&I content in the Summon service is leveraged… Read More
UK publishers, other stakeholders discuss challenges in implementing OA policies - March 8, 2013
Representatives from the UK government, funders, libraries, university administrators, learned societies, publishers and researchers came together at a conference on February 25, sponsored by five of the leading British learned societies. The agenda was to discuss the challenges of implementing the UK government policy on open access (OA) publication and… Read More
Cengage Learning joins Indiana University eTexts Initiative - March 8, 2013
Cengage Learning, US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has signed an agreement with Indiana University (IU) as part of the IU eTexts Initiative. As part of the agreement, Cengage Learning will deliver eTextbooks, digital materials and online service offerings to students at all IU… Read More
