ARL releases pre-publication version of an article on The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012 - January 24, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a pre-publication version of an article on 'The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012,' which will be featured in the forthcoming Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 282 (Spring 2013). In this article, authors Karla Strieb and Julia Blixrud… Read More
Jisc Collections, Open Access Key to launch UK Gold OA article payments pilot - January 24, 2013
Jisc Collections, the UK academic community's shared service for content licensing and administration, has entered into an agreement with Open Access Key (OAK), an online payment platform for open access (OA) publishing, to run a 12 month pilot project, Jisc APC. The pilot will test the… Read More
BioMed Central launches a new journal Cancer & Metabolism - January 24, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the launch of a new journal Cancer & Metabolism with a selection of articles that highlight the altered metabolic pathways that drive cancer. The launch issue of the journal includes pioneering research that for the first time observes… Read More
OCLC and Gale expand partnership - January 24, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have agreed to make all Gale databases and archives fully discoverable through WorldCat Local, and to explore broadening discoverability of Gale collections through other applications available through the OCLC WorldShare Platform. OCLC and Gale… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center and Amigos Library Services announce partnership - January 24, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced a partnership with Amigos Library Services. Amigos is a not-for-profit consortium of more than 800 US libraries across 22 states that provides access to the latest innovations and services, continuing education, vendor discounts, and professional… Read More
Ingram adds new content access model to MyiLibrary e-content platform - January 24, 2013
Ingram Content Group Inc., US, has added a new content access model to its MyiLibrary e-content platform to provide libraries greater flexibility in e-book lending. Access Model, MyiLibrary's latest model, enables libraries to purchase a set of access credits for an e-book and lend it… Read More
