Frankfurt Book Fair presentation argues for broader implementation of chapter level metadata - October 25, 2012
Rich Kobel, Assistant Vice President of Business Development at Scope e-Knowledge Center, a leading content enhancement and knowledge services provider, presented at the Hot Spot Professional & Scientific Information (Hall 4.2) at the recently concluded Frankfurt Book Fair. Implementation of a thoughtful smart content strategy is… Read More
OCLC Research announces new prototype service for efficient FAST Subject Assignment using Autosuggest - October 25, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced the availability of assignFAST, a new web service that automates the manual selection of FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) Subjects (the Authorized and Use For headings) based on autosuggest technology. Subject assignment is a two-phase task.… Read More
Drexel University partners with Thomson Reuters to implement evidence-based assessment strategy - October 24, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a partnership with Drexel University, an institution widely recognised for its focus on experiential learning, to provide an innovative solution to help the university make informed decisions about its productivity and benchmark status, scholarship and performance.… Read More
Library & Information Science Source now available from EBSCO - October 24, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Library & Information Science Source, the definitive resource in the field of library and information science, is now available from EBSCO. Library & Information Science Source is a full-text resource designed to help librarians and… Read More
BioOne and Dartmouth collaborate with other research universities to launch new OA publishing programme – Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene - October 24, 2012
BioOne, US, a web-based aggregator of research in biological, ecological and environmental sciences, and Dartmouth have announced the forthcoming launch of Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, a new open-access publishing programme. Elementa was created through a collaboration among BioOne, Dartmouth, and several other leading research… Read More
New Bowker ‘Book as an Android App’ powered by Impelsys’ iPublishCentral platform - October 24, 2012
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has announced that the innovative new Bowker 'Book as an Android App,' is powered by Impelsys' award-winning iPublishCentral software platform. 'Book as an Android App' allows authors and small publishers to use Bowker's popular Read More
