IBZ Online database now features 1,323 OA journals - June 29, 2012
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced that IBZ Online, an international index of journal literature in the humanities and social sciences, now lists 1,323 open access journals that have never before been systematically indexed. IBZ Online will now add an additional 5,000 journal issues to… Read More
ALA conference discusses e-books, school library resolution and privacy issues - June 28, 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference was held from June 21-26 in California. The event saw a unanimous resolution in support of the value of school libraries passed by ALA Council, as well as discussions about e-books, privacy, library advocacy and other issues. A… Read More
BISG publishes report on use and modification of book product metadata - June 27, 2012
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG), a US-based book industry trade association, has announced the publication of a report titled Development, Use, and Modification of Book Product Metadata. The 37-page report details how publishers, retailers and other industry stakeholders create and use metadata. The report,… Read More
Oxford University Press launches PASSit, new revision tool for postgraduate medical exams - June 27, 2012
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced the launch of PASSit, an online service which will meet doctors’ demands for high quality exam revision tools on their PCs and tablets. Oxford’s medical publishing is trusted for its authority and reliability by doctors all… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils psychological analysis capability with news analytics service - June 26, 2012
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has expanded its news analytics service by including a new psychological analysis capability. Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices (TRMIs) is said to provide easy-to-interpret real-time psychological analysis of news and social media. Users can view and model the impact of investor… Read More
Consumers will store a third of their digital content in the cloud by 2016, says Gartner report - June 26, 2012
Technology research firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report, according to which, the desire to share content and to access it on multiple devices will motivate consumers to start storing a third of their digital content in the cloud by 2016. Gartner said that just… Read More
