Library of Congress and OCLC sign agreement for enhanced access to cataloguing services and applications - January 31, 2014
The Library of Congress and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) have signed a cooperative agreement that will allow mutual subscribers seamless access between the Library's Cataloger's Desktop and Classification Web subscription services and OCLC's WebDewey and WorldShare Metadata Manager subscription services.… Read More
STRIATUS/JBJS, Inc. acquires PRE-score - January 30, 2014
STRIATUS/JBJS, Inc., publisher of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery and its family of journals and educational offerings, has announced the acquisition of PRE-score, a new journal metric product that seeks to help readers identify journals that conduct ethical, rigorous peer review, and to quantify… Read More
First OA articles sponsored by SCOAP3 international initiative now available - January 30, 2014
The first Open Access articles sponsored by the SCOAP3 international initiative are now available. Almost 400 articles have already appeared in the first three weeks of 2014 in the journals of participating publishers. The first 2014 issues of four large High-Energy Physics journals have fully… Read More
Brill joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association - January 30, 2014
Scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). The association promotes and supports scholarly publishers that offer reputable open access publications and reliable open access publishing services. Brill open access publications are made available through Brill… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance submits statement for scope of fair use - January 30, 2014
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet recently held another hearing on copyright review. This hearing focused on the scope of fair use and included five witnesses: Peter Jaszi (professor, American University), June Besek (professor, Columbia University), Naomi Novik (author and co-founder, Organization… Read More
Kansas State University Libraries opt for Ex Libris Alma - January 30, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Kansas State University (K-State) has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution. Replacing multiple systems including Ex Libris Voyager, Alma will streamline operations at K-State Libraries by providing a cloud-based, open, and unified platform… Read More
