CDL announces new POD and ebook distribution/sales service for books and journals published in eScholarship - October 31, 2012
The California Digital Library has announced a new print-on-demand (POD) and ebook distribution/sales service for books and journals published in eScholarship, the University of California’s open access (OA) publishing platform. This service will enable publishing units within UC to develop hybrid OA business models for their… Read More
Parker University selects Blackboard Learn to replace current LMS - October 31, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced that Parker University has selected Blackboard Learn to replace its current learning management system (LMS) following a three-month evaluation of four commercial and open source platforms. The selection was driven by the university's need to… Read More
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Bodleian Libraries in deal with Elsevier for ClinicalKey - October 30, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has signed a one-year agreement with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH) and the Bodleian Libraries providing access to ClinicalKey. Launched earlier this year, ClinicalKey draws answers from the largest proprietary collection of clinical resources, covering every medical… Read More
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice now available on the iPad - October 26, 2012
The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP), the premier source of practice-based information for public health management expert, has announced the availability of the journal on the iPad to be launched with a special November/December issue. The special issue will focus on public health services and systems research.… Read More
Article level metrics now available on twenty journals on nature.com - October 26, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Article level metrics are now available on twenty journals on nature.com. Nature.com users can now view an article's citation data, page views, news mentions, blog posts and social shares including Facebook and Twitter. This enhanced… Read More
Tunisia selects Web of Knowledge and InCites from Thomson Reuters to empower researchers and foster research management - October 26, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced an expansion of its longstanding relationship with the Tunisian National University Center of Scientific and Technical Documentation which gives university researchers and administrators access to Thomson Reuters InCites. The agreement marks a key step in… Read More
