The Biochemical Society and Portland Press announce participation in the Access to Research initiative - February 5, 2014
The Biochemical Society and Portland Press Limited have announced their participation in the Access to Research initiative, providing free licensed access to over a quarter of a million journal articles and conference proceedings through participating UK libraries. Through Portland Press Limited, the Society's wholly-owned publishing… Read More
Edinburgh Napier University goes live with Primo discovery and delivery solution - February 5, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Edinburgh Napier University has gone live with the Primo discovery and delivery solution. The first information services department in Scotland certified as meeting the UK government's Customer Service Excellence standard, Edinburgh Napier Library now provides its… Read More
SirsiDynix appoints Colin Breen as Director of APAC Accounts and Alliances - February 5, 2014
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced that Colin Breen has been hired as its Director of APAC Accounts and Alliances. In his new role, Breen will provide high level support to SirsiDynix's APAC Sales, Operations, and Customer Support teams, as well as work closely… Read More
Access to Research initiative begins two year pilot - February 4, 2014
Students, independent researchers and small businesses can now access many of the world's best academic papers across science, technology, medicine and other disciplines through their local libraries. This is the result of a unique collaboration between librarians and publishers, who have made their journal content available for free to UK… Read More
Journal EvoDevo to publish embedded video files in article PDFs - February 4, 2014
Open access journal EvoDevo, published by BioMed Central, is now able to publish embedded video files in article PDFs. Readers can download and store the PDFs, enabling them to watch videos offline and in the optimal context alongside the rest of the manuscript. With the click… Read More
Anne Lemnitzer and Timothy C Siegel appointed new Co-Editors of DFI Journal: The Journal of the Deep Foundations Institute - February 4, 2014
Academic publisher Maney Publishing and the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) have announced the appointment of Anne Lemnitzer and Timothy C Siegel as the new Co-Editors of DFI Journal: The Journal of the Deep Foundations Institute. They will succeed lead editors Ali Porbaha and Dan Brown,… Read More
