EDP Sciences in deal with Portico to preserve e-journals - April 13, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that EDP Sciences, a learned-society owned publisher, will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. EDP Sciences (Édition Diffusion Presse Sciences), a subsidiary of several… Read More
The US ISSN Center and ProQuest Metadata Integration & Cataloging Section receive ALCTS Collaboration Award - April 13, 2015
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association, has chosen The US ISSN Center and ProQuest Metadata Integration & Cataloging Section as the recipients of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation for 2015. The Outstanding Collaboration Citation recognises… Read More
Duke University Press makes more than 140 titles available in HathiTrust - April 13, 2015
Duke University Press, in partnership with Google and HathiTrust, has opened an initial set of 145 of its backlist titles in HathiTrust. These titles are available under a CC-BY-NC-ND license, and are available for reading and download worldwide.… Read More
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases plan for public access to NOAA-funded research - April 13, 2015
In early April 2015, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 'NOAA Plan for Increasing Public Access to Research Results'. The plan details the extensive, long-term investments that NOAA has made in the preservation of and access to digital data and how the… Read More
Kudos announces completion of its first funding round - April 13, 2015
Kudos, which helps researchers maximise the reach and impact of their publications, has announced the completion of its first funding round. The company's services intersect with several topical issues including research impact, evaluation and metrics, citizen science, open access, social media and the globalisation of research.… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 13, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Roger C. Schonfeld (Dismantling the Stumbling Blocks that Impede Researchers' Access to E-Resources); Sarah Hayes (Peer review: do we throw early career researchers in at the deep end?); Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr (Citations are not enough: Academic promotion panels… Read More
