IFLA launches 2014 eLending Background Paper - July 31, 2014
The eLending environment for libraries around the world continues to change at a rapid pace. In 2012, IFLA released its Background Paper on eLending, which formed the basis for the production of the IFLA Principles for Library eLending, the third revision of which was issued at… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center awarded grant from National Endowment for the Humanities - July 31, 2014
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced a new project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The NEH awarded $324,841 for 'Exploring the Billions and Billions of Words in the HathiTrust Corpus with Bookworm: HathiTrust + Bookworm' (HT+BW) a two-year project that begins September… Read More
Open access articles have more views and downloads, reveals Nature Communications data - July 30, 2014
An independent statistical analysis of the articles published in Nature Communications, carried out by the Research Information Network (RIN), has found that open access (OA) articles are viewed three times more often than articles that are only available to subscribers. RIN also… Read More
MarketResearchReports.Biz adds Global Medical Publishing Market 2014-2018 report to its offering - July 30, 2014
MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced the addition of a new market research report 'Global Medical Publishing Market 2014-2018: Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast' to its collection of research reports. According to the report, Global Medical Publishing market will decline at a CAGR of 0.56… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education Professional’s new off-line mobile app delivers instant access to essential diagnostic tools - July 30, 2014
McGraw-Hill Education Professional, a global provider of content and services for the science, technical, and medical communities, has announced the launch of the AccessMedicine App, the first off-line mobile application of the world-renowned medical education platform. A key feature of the new AccessMedicine App, available… Read More
SPIE launches ‘Neurophotonics’ journal with special section on BRAIN Initiative - July 30, 2014
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced the inaugural issue of Neurophotonics, a new peer-reviewed journal. The advanced optical methods and applications for imaging and manipulation of the brain that are driving a revolution in the neurosciences were the inspiration behind Neurophotonics. … Read More
