The Wellcome Library and Jisc sign new three year agreement to digitise over 10 million pages - March 26, 2014
The Wellcome Library and Jisc have signed a new three year agreement for the digitisation of more than 10 million pages of 19th century published works. These are focused on medicine and related disciplines and drawn from university and other research libraries… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional in deal with Atypon to power McGraw-Hill Education eBook library - March 26, 2014
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, has signed an agreement with Atypon for Literatum to power the McGraw-Hill Education eBook Library. McGraw-Hill Professional chose the Literatum platform to manage, deliver and monetise their content and provide more valuable features to librarians and readers. The… Read More
Maney Online shows strong results just three months post launch - March 26, 2014
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced that its much-anticipated new platform, Maney Online, has successfully achieved its principal objective, to be a user-friendly and simple-to-navigate site. The site brings together journal content and information in one place, resulting in greater visibility for Maney's journals, satisfaction for… Read More
Databib and re3data.org merge two projects into one service - March 26, 2014
Databib and "re3data.org – Registry of Research Data Repositories" have announced their plan to merge their two projects into one service that will be managed under the auspices of DataCite by the end of 2015. Their joint proposal to the DataCite General… Read More
ALCTS seeks ALCTS News editor - March 26, 2014
The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) is inviting applications and nominations for the position of editor of the ALCTS News, the association's official news source. ALCTS News is a digital news website. The editor will be appointed for a renewable three-year term, beginning… Read More
Foremost research organisation uses Web of Science to evaluate and enhance funding decisions - March 25, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with Susan G. Komen, the world's largest breast cancer organisation. As part of this relationship, Susan G. Komen will have special access to Thomson Reuters Web of Science to contextualise and determine… Read More
