Knovel to offer 37 SME publications under Manufacturing Engineering Subject Area - July 17, 2012
Web-based application provider Knovel, US, has teamed up with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) to offer 37 SME publications through Knovel’s new Manufacturing Engineering Subject Area. SME is projected as a premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Knovel’s web-based application seeks to integrate… Read More
First articles go live on F1000 Research - July 17, 2012
Article evaluation services provider Faculty of 1000 (F1000), UK, has announced the publication of initial articles on F1000 Research, the innovative open access publishing programme in biology and medicine. These articles also feature a novel inline data viewer, and a new method of article citation. … Read More
ACCUCOMS to represent Morgan & Claypool Publishers in France - July 17, 2012
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced that it has selected by Morgan & Claypool Publishers for representation services in France. With its unique focus on local market knowledge and languages, ACCUCOMS will seek to… Read More
Springer extends complimentary access for digital library project in Haiti - July 17, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media will extend the period of free access to its online platform, Springerlink, through 2015 to 15,000 students and researchers in Haiti, as the country continues to rebuild in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. This donation, initially set to expire in… Read More
EBSCO sponsors scholarship to 2012 Charleston Conference - July 16, 2012
Information services provider EBSCO is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for a qualifying librarian or paraprofessional to attend the 32nd Annual Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition. The event is scheduled for November 7-10, 2012, in Charleston, S.C. In keeping with the conference’s 2012 theme,… Read More
ebrary adds thousands of titles to Government Complete - July 16, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has added thousands of relevant e-books across acquisition models, which provide libraries with the highest return on investment when combined. With this initiative, the company seeks to help government libraries acquire e-books more strategically. Diversifying acquisition models is a key component of… Read More
