SSP IN Conference presentations and videos now available online - October 26, 2011
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that it is making available presentations and videos from the recent IN Conference held in Arlington, VA, on September 18-20, 2011. Interested parties may visit www.sspnet.org to link to the presentations. This year’s IN… Read More
JISC welcomes OAIG reports and newly released repositories resource pack - October 25, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has welcomed the UK Open Access Implementation Group’s (OAIG) reports and the recently released new repositories resource pack. The “Benefits to the Private Sector of Open Access to Higher Education and Scholarly Research report” (PDF) and the “Open… Read More
Researchers and students in Japan gain access to Springer Journal Archives on SpringerLink - October 25, 2011
STM publisher Springer and the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (JUSTICE) recently signed a comprehensive agreement for current electronic journal subscriptions and online journal back files on SpringerLink (www.springerlink.com). Under the deal, Springer will provide access to 1,000 journals in the Springer… Read More
UK research faces challenge from emerging markets, says ABPI - October 24, 2011
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has reportedly warned that the UK must continue to attract investment for research, or risk being surpassed by emerging markets. According to ABPI Chief Executive Stephen Whitehead, today’s research often takes place internationally, and… Read More
CAS in deal to provide unlimited SciFinder access to CHEST Consortium - October 24, 2011
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced an agreement to provide unlimited SciFinder access to the CHEST Consortium, which comprises more than 47 academic institutions in the UK & Ireland, including the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and University of Manchester. Under the… Read More
Amazon brings HTML5 support to Kindle with Format 8 - October 24, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has launched its next-generation file-format for Kindle books. Kindle Format 8 (KF8) will reportedly replace Mobi 7, and it brings support for HTML5 and CSS3. According to Amazon, this will enable publishers to create better-looking books… Read More
