American Astronomical Society journals to stop print editions - June 3, 2014
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have decided that all AAS research journals published with IOP will become electronic only and will no longer print paper editions. This transition will take effect with the 2015 subscription year and affects… Read More
SHARE partners with Center for Open Science to build the SHARE Notification Service - June 3, 2014
SHARE (SHared Access Research Ecosystem) and the Center for Open Science (COS), a Charlottesville, Virginia–based non-profit technology start-up, have agreed to form a partnership to build the SHARE Notification Service. This service will provide notice that research is available to the public.… Read More
Australia’s Bond University opts for Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 3, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that Bond University, in Queensland, Australia, has selected the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution and the Alma resource management service. The growing collection of the library's electronic resources, together with its strategic priority of supporting… Read More
OCLC Research launches multilingual bibliographic structure activity - June 3, 2014
In order to leverage the multilingual content in WorldCat and make it easier for users to identify resources in their preferred language and script, OCLC Research has launched the multilingual bibliographic structure activity. With this initiative to mine the data from translated works, OCLC aims to… Read More
Cengage Learning and Pathbrite partner to add ePortfolio solutions to deliver robust course solution - June 3, 2014
Education company Cengage Learning has announced a new partnership with Pathbrite, a leading Portfolio Learning Platform. Students will now gain access to Pathbrite's best-in-class e-portfolio in Cengage Learning's course solutions. The addition of an e-portfolio to MindTap's high quality course content differentiates it as the only… Read More
Elsevier unveils new OA journal – Case Reports in Women’s Health - June 2, 2014
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new open access journal - Case Reports in Women's Health. Case Reports in Women's Health publishes open access case reports covering all aspects of women's health. The scope reflects the comprehensive nature of women's health and… Read More