American Chemical Society invites students, faculty and public to ‘ACS on Campus’ event - February 6, 2012
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has invited students, faculty and interested members of the public to ACS on Campus, a free day of seminars on February 14 and 15. The seminars will explore ethics and copyright in scholarly publishing, resume writing, careers in chemistry and work/life… Read More
JISC Collections report examines value of library resources for academics - February 3, 2012
JISC Collections, the membership organisation that supports the provision of digital content for education and research in the UK, has published a report titled 'UK Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library Resources.' The report is based on research carried out by Prof. Carol Tenopir from… Read More
Authors increasingly aware of open access publishing, says InTech survey - February 3, 2012
InTech, a Croatia-based open access (OA) publisher, has published the results of a survey appraising attitudes and awareness of the research community towards the OA business model in scholarly publishing. The InTech white paper, titled 'Open Access: Awareness and Attitudes amongst the Author Community', is… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Ohio State University partner to launch enterprise-wide system for managing scholarly activities - February 3, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters and The Ohio State University have announced the upcoming launch of Research In View across the university's campus. Research In View is an enterprise-wide system for collecting and managing scholarly activity data across an institution to bring greater… Read More
NISO white paper examines future of ERM systems - February 2, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a white paper titled ‘Making Good on the Promise of ERM: A Standards and Best Practices Discussion Paper’. The publication is the outcome of the NISO Electronic Resource Management (ERM) Data Standards and Best Practices… Read More
RLUK publishes new report on changing needs of researchers - February 2, 2012
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has published a major report by Mary Auckland on the changing needs of researchers and the effect on the subject/liaison role within libraries. As research activities evolve, research support must evolve with them, it is felt. RLUK has been keen to… Read More
