Ex Libris’ Primo Central Index to cover metadata from research data published by Australian National Data Service - September 13, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has reached an agreement with the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) to syndicate the metadata of the research data that ANDS stores and makes accessible to researchers. This agreement is part of the Ex Libris initiative to expand… Read More
Elsevier offers entire collection of books and journals to innovators in developing nations via the ARDI programme - September 13, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it is now offering its entire collection of books and journals on its online platform ScienceDirect, as well as access to its abstracts and citation database Scopus to innovators in 105 countries for free or little cost through the… Read More
Scientists, Foundations, Libraries, Universities, and Advocates issue new recommendations to make research freely available - September 13, 2012
In response to the growing demand to make research free and available to anyone with a computer and an internet connection, a diverse coalition recently issued new guidelines that could usher in huge advances in the sciences, medicine, and health. The recommendations were developed by leaders of the Open… Read More
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research announces membership agreement with BioMed Central and SpringerOpen - September 13, 2012
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has announced a membership agreement with BioMed Central and SpringerOpen. Publication costs for research articles published by researchers funded by NWO for articles published no later than 2008, who chose to publish via BioMed Central, will now automatically be… Read More
CAS and NIH Library collaborate to provide enterprise-wide access to SciFinder - September 12, 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced a collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library to provide enterprise-wide access to SciFinder. Scientists across NIH can now have on-demand access to what is claimed to be… Read More
Thomson Reuters study explores Apple’s mobile technology patent portfolio - September 12, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has released the results of its study of Apple Inc.'s mobile technology patents. The findings, which are featured in the Thomson Reuters paper, "Inside the iPhone Patent Portfolio," details patent and litigation activity across Apple’s 1,298… Read More
