Techstreet expands energy, manufacturing and inspection standards content for the global engineering community - August 28, 2013
Industry codes and standards provider Techstreet, part of the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, has signed new agreements with standards publishers - Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI), American Nuclear Society (ANS), National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI), Aluminum Association and FM… Read More
Ex Libris and Data Planet sign agreement to include Data Planet Statistical Content in Primo Central Index - August 28, 2013
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, recently signed an agreement with Data Planet to include its extensive collections of original datasets in the Primo Central Index. More than 12,000 summary-level data records from Data-Planet will be available in the Primo Central Index, allowing all… Read More
ISNI assignments top 6.5 million - August 28, 2013
More than 6.5 million assignments of the ISO-certified naming standard International Standard Name Identifier, known as "ISNI", are ensuring the right information gets connected with the right name. Published in early 2012, the standard applies a unique 16-digit code to public identities, providing a single identifier… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils ScholarOne Journal Triathlon to honour top scholarly publications - August 27, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a scholarly community e-program, the ScholarOne® Journal Triathlon, to celebrate and recognise the innovative accomplishments of research journals. The Triathlon begins September 9, 2013. The inaugural ScholarOne Journal Triathlon is a virtual tournament designed to… Read More
Springer launches ‘full book download functionality’ on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D - August 26, 2013
STM publisher Springer recently introduced the 'full book download functionality' on SpringerLink and Springer for R&D in response to the high demand for this feature by authors, researchers and library customers. This new functionality allows users to download all chapters of a book in one go.… Read More
ARL Diversity Scholars selected for 2013–2015 - August 26, 2013
The ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 15 masters of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2013–2015 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. The ARL IRDW offers numerous financial benefits to programme participants as… Read More
