CAB International provides free access to 77 recently published CABI books through Research4Life - September 11, 2013
CAB International (Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International) has announced that they will be providing free access to 77 recently published CABI books through Research4Life, a global UN-publisher initiative providing free and low cost access to researchers in developing countries. The recent editions… Read More
Alexander Street Press forms agreement with Leeds Metropolitan University, expands evidence-based acquisition - September 11, 2013
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press has forged an agreement with England's Leeds Metropolitan University, establishing the publisher as a key resource for metrics-driven curation of library materials. The move follows the recent launch of the publisher's evidence-based acquisition (EBA) model. Effective immediately, patrons of Leeds… Read More
UC Berkeley and the University of Cambridge enter institutional arrangements for PeerJ memberships - September 11, 2013
PeerJ is pleased to announce that two research institutions UC Berkeley and the University of Cambridge have entered into new institutional arrangements to provide PeerJ memberships to their faculty. By doing so, any faculty member from these institutions who chooses to publish in PeerJ will have… Read More
Elsevier selects Inkling’s digital platform to enhance medical education and reference content - September 10, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has selected Inkling, the creator of engaging, intuitive digital books for some of the world's most respected publishers, to power the next generation of its popular Expert Consult and Student Consult medical reference and medical learning platforms. All of Elsevier's leading medical… Read More
EBSCO Information Services launches eBook Business Collection - September 10, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced the launch of eBook Business Collection, a comprehensive subscription collection of business e-books intended to meet the content needs of students in their research, special projects, and entrepreneurial quests. eBook Business Collection equips academic libraries and… Read More
Oncology journal Cancer Science adopts Open Access - September 10, 2013
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc., US, has announced that Cancer Science has become the first Japanese journal of its size to transition to open access, by joining the Wiley Open Access publishing program. From January 1, 2014, all newly published articles will be open access… Read More
