Elsevier and University of Surrey sign three-year agreement for SciVal Strata - November 21, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the University of Surrey, UK, have signed a three-year agreement for access to Elsevier's research performance benchmarking tool SciVal Strata. The University of Surrey is one of the few universities in the UK with a dedicated bibliometrician as part of its… Read More
OECD iLibrary offers Read service for access to content via mobile devices - November 20, 2012
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has launched the Read service on its global knowledge platform, OECD iLibrary. With this service, anyone, anywhere can access OECD full-text content, right down to the level of individual chapters and tables. Read content is optimised for browser-enabled… Read More
EBSCO papers describe results of academic information supply chain survey - November 16, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Information Services Europe has released a series of five papers reporting the results of a survey on the future of the academic information supply chain. The papers reportedly cover diverse subjects and reveal some surprising insights into possible future roles… Read More
Dedicated e-readers losing ground to tablets, says BISG study - November 15, 2012
E-book consumers are decidedly shifting to multi-function tablets and away from dedicated e-readers, according to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s ongoing Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The fourth and final installment in Volume Three of the Bowker-powered survey shows that tablets have risen by… Read More
Elsevier launches Postdoc Free Access Program, a new initiative designed to help early career researchers - November 15, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the Postdoc Free Access Program, a new initiative designed to help early career researchers who are in between research positions stay up-to-date in their field. For scholars who have recently received their PhD and currently do… Read More
Very few delegate places left for London Online Information event, say organisers - November 15, 2012
The Online Information 2012 Conference and Exhibition, taking place at the Victoria Park Plaza, London on November 20-21, has announced that there are only five delegate places remaining to register. Incisive Media, the organiser, reports that almost 400 delegates have already registered for the conference.… Read More
