Springer extends complimentary access for digital library project in Haiti - July 17, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media will extend the period of free access to its online platform, Springerlink, through 2015 to 15,000 students and researchers in Haiti, as the country continues to rebuild in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. This donation, initially set to expire in… Read More
Gale launches new resource for research on business, companies and industries - July 12, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning and publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, has announced Business Insights: Essentials, a new resource for research on business, companies and industries built on the same intuitive platform as the recently-announced Business Insights: Global. The new… Read More
PreK-12 publishing market experiencing strong growth in digital courseware while other key segments prepare for major shift - July 10, 2012
Publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has released a report according to which, the PreK-12 market will post a strong compound annual growth rate of 8.8 percent through 2015 for digital courseware, while textbooks prepare for a major shift. The report, Publishing for the PreK-12 Market… Read More
CAS and the Council of Australian University Librarians partner to provide unlimited access to SciFinder - July 6, 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has signed an agreement with the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) for unlimited access to SciFinder. CAUL comprises 39 academic institutions in Australia, including the University of Melbourne, Australian National University… Read More
CERN researchers announce participation at Frankfurt Book Fair - July 5, 2012
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that researchers from European atomic research organisation CERN will participate in this year’s event on October 10-14. The CERN stand will occupy 165 sq m in Hall 4.2, the Hall for Expert Information, Science, Technology and Education. Among the displays is… Read More
OA survey findings on the evolving role of the librarian towards OA business model in scholarly publishing - July 3, 2012
Open Access publisher InTech, Croatia, has published the results of a survey appraising attitudes and awareness of the library community towards the Open Access (OA) business model in scholarly publishing. 211 librarians participated in the survey with 156 completing all questions. The majority of respondents were… Read More
