NISO publishes annual review issue of ‘Information Standards Quarterly’ - April 10, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published the Spring 2013 issue of its Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) magazine in open access on the NISO website. The magazine provides a summary of the 2012 standards development work conducted by NISO and by the international ISO Information… Read More
ARL releases pre-publication version of an article from RLI 280 - April 10, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a pre-publication version of an article on 'Open Educational Resources as Learning Materials: Prospects and Strategies for University Libraries,' which will be featured in the forthcoming Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 280. In this article, authors Marilyn… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ Data Citation Index helps universities worldwide improve discoverability of research - April 9, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced that numerous institutions worldwide are using its Data Citation Index solution to aid in the discovery of global data sets that connect researchers to data repositories. Australia's University of Queensland, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial… Read More
Dissertations from European universities to be available via ProQuest’s PQDT Global - April 9, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that it is digitising more than 15,000 dissertations from premier European universities, providing broad, online access to these works for the first time. Digital discovery of the works from University College London, University of Aberdeen, Cardiff… Read More
Springer Book Archives now comprise 72,000 titles - April 9, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that the Springer Book Archives (SBA) now contain 72,000 eBooks. This news represents the latest developments in a project that seeks to digitise nearly every Springer book ever published, dating back to 1842 when the publishing company was founded. The announcement… Read More
Elsevier announces significant content expansion and improved user interface for Reaxys - April 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a significant content expansion and an improved and enriched user interface for Reaxys, a unique chemistry workflow solution. With this interface and content update Reaxys now supports the entire chemistry workflow resulting in a faster and more efficient research process.… Read More
