EBSCO supports open resource integration through technology development - March 19, 2015
In line with its open metadata and technology sharing policy, EBSCO has shown a commitment to supporting its customers. On the heels of the recent acquisition of YBP, EBSCO has made the official company decision to develop fully open APIs for both YBP's GOBI services and… Read More
Brill announces support for ‘STM Principles for Article Sharing’ initiative - March 19, 2015
Scholarly publisher Brill has announced its support for the STM Association's Consultation on Article Sharing. Scholarly Collaboration Networks (SCNs) - which provide a place for researchers to host, share and discover articles - continue to evolve at a quick pace. In recent years, impressive tools… Read More
NISO approves new projects to develop standards for bibliographic vocabulary exchange - March 19, 2015
The voting members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved three new projects to develop standards to better support exchange and interoperability of bibliographic data. These projects were identified as high priorities in NISO's Bibliographic Roadmap pre-standards initiative, which was funded by a grant… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases Chinese Insight - March 18, 2015
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has released Chinese Insight™, a full-text database that provides coverage of a wide range of predominantly Chinese-language journals. Chinese Insight, produced by Airiti Press Inc. in Taiwan, will support information and research needs related to the dynamic Greater China region. Content is… Read More
DCL digitally collaborates with Malaysia’s USM Press to grow its online textbooks and academic journals list - March 18, 2015
The tremendous growth in the eBook market led Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penerbit USM, thereafter USM Press) to tap Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL) to convert its inventory of books and academic journals to EPUB format. In the past 21 months, this partnership has facilitated growth of… Read More
IEEE and SMPTE partner to bring innovative standards and peer-reviewed articles in motion-imaging technology to IEEE Xplore Digital Library - March 18, 2015
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced a partnership with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries. With this partnership, IEEE will host the SMPTE Digital Library within the… Read More
