Journal of Official Statistics moves content to Versita - August 27, 2013
Academic publisher Versita has announced that the Journal of Official Statistics, the flagship publication of Statistics Sweden, has moved to De Gruyter open access publishing platform. The national statistical office of Sweden, Statistics Sweden (SCB), recently announced their decision to have their official quarterly -… Read More
ARL publishes Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335 - August 27, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335, which examines how research libraries and their parent institutions have responded to the transition from analog to digital images and the growth of digital images available from commercial vendors and/or… Read More
Springer launches ‘full book download functionality’ on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D - August 26, 2013
STM publisher Springer recently introduced the 'full book download functionality' on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D in response to the high demand for this feature by authors, researchers and library customers. This new functionality allows users to download all chapters of a book in one go.… Read More
AAP releases statement on OSTP deadline for federal agencies’ public access plans - August 26, 2013
The US federal agencies with over $100 million in R&D expenditures were required to submit their plans by August 22, 2013 to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlining how they will expand public access to the output of the research they fund. The submissions are… Read More
ARL Diversity Scholars selected for 2013–2015 - August 26, 2013
The ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 15 masters of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2013–2015 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. The ARL IRDW offers numerous financial benefits to programme participants as… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for WCSA project - August 26, 2013
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $437,000 grant to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in partnership with Indiana University for a new project in the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC). The 'Workset Creation for Scholarly Analysis: Prototyping Project' (WCSA) will be directed by HTRC… Read More
