More than one million articles accessed by individuals participating in JSTOR’s Register & Read programme - June 25, 2013
JSTOR, the not-for-profit digital library of thousands of academic journals and other content, has announced that more than one million articles have now been accessed by individuals participating in its free programme, Register & Read. The archive collections, which constitute the core of the JSTOR… Read More
Blackboard launches xpLor, a shared content repository that supports multiple LMS platforms - June 25, 2013
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced the release of xpLor, a content platform that gives educators unprecedented ability to create, discover and share rich course materials across systems and institutions. xpLor claims to be the industry's first cloud-based learning object repository… Read More
UBM Tech appoints Scott Mozarsky as President, Media and Partner Solutions - June 25, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced that Scott Mozarsky will join the global media business as President, Media and Partner Solutions, effective July 1, 2013. Mozarsky will lead the day-to-day operations of the Media and Partner Solutions businesses and focus on driving profitable growth… Read More
Reed Technology and Information Services launches USPTO public data dissemination site - June 24, 2013
Reed Technology and Information Services , part of the LexisNexis family, has announced the launch of Patents.ReedTech.com, a website that allows users free access to USPTO Patent and Trademark information. The new website offers users the ability to download a… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry journals continue to show Impact Factor growth - June 24, 2013
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced that its publishing portfolio has once again shown outstanding excellence, with the publication of the latest Impact Factors (IF) report from Thomson Reuters. Six out of the top 20 multidisciplinary chemistry journals are published by the RSC. The… Read More
SCOAP3 on track to meet target start date of January 1, 2014 - June 24, 2013
The international Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) partnership reaffirmed its commitment to SCOAP3 at a recent meeting in May. The initiative, with the full support of CERN, is now ready to move to its next step - signing contracts with publishers… Read More
