RCUK unveils statement to promote equality and diversity in research - January 21, 2013
Research Councils UK (RCUK) has unveiled its new Statement of Expectations for Equality and Diversity, which is intended to drive more rapid cultural change in the management of equality and diversity in institutions receiving Research Council funding. In line with legislation in the Equality Act… Read More
OCLC in deal with more publishers worldwide to add e-book metadata to WorldCat - January 21, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has signed new agreements with leading publishers around the world to add more e-book metadata to WorldCat, a comprehensive online database of resources available through libraries worldwide. This new WorldCat metadata will be integrated into library management workflows using OCLC's cataloguing… Read More
Longwoods Publishing healthcare journals to be indexed in Summon discovery service - January 18, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is working with Longwoods Publishing to index the latter's healthcare journals in the Summon discovery service. Most of the content is devoted to Canadian medical practice, but some journals have an international focus. All of the publications… Read More
Duke University Press and HighWire Press expand partnership to include e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection - January 18, 2013
Duke University Press and HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, have announced a major expansion of their partnership to include the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection. Beginning with the 2014 collection, e-Duke Books, an annual collection of at least 100 new electronic books published… Read More
University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library selects Ex Libris Primo - January 18, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Barr Smith Library of the University of Adelaide has adopted the Primo discovery and delivery solution. A member of Australia's Group of Eight (GO8) research universities, Adelaide joins over 1200 sites that have opted for… Read More
Springer and Scion collaborate to publish New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science - January 18, 2013
STM publisher Springer and Scion, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, will cooperate to publish the New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, starting in January 2013. As of Volume 43, Issue 1, the journal will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio. As a fully sponsored open… Read More
