Research collaboration platform Mendeley expands with funding from Eurostar - May 30, 2012
Financial and ideological backing from EUREKA Eurostars, an R&D initiative funded by the European Community and the UK’s Technology Strategy Board, has reportedly helped rapidly establish Mendeley as a serious player in the academic industry. Mendeley is a research collaboration platform… Read More
DeepDyve announces major updates to its service - May 30, 2012
DeepDyve, a research engine for the Deep Web, has announced major updates to its service. Most notably, the company now offers the ability to purchase discounted, downloadable PDFs, making DeepDyve the one-stop destination for unaffiliated researchers (so-called ‘knowledge workers’) to search, rent and now purchase articles… Read More
EllisDon, Reed Construction Data weekly launch column about social media - May 29, 2012
General contractor EllisDon, Canada, and Reed Construction Data, the publisher of Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce, have joined forces to educate readers about the ins and outs of social media, specifically in the construction industry. Entitled 'Social Media Masterclass', EllisDon's Web and Social Media… Read More
Ringgold becomes first ISNI Registration Agency for institutional identification - May 29, 2012
Journal supply chain support provider Ringgold Inc has contracted with the ISNI International Agency to be the first ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) Registration Agency for institutional identification. Ringgold will incorporate ISNIs into its Identify database of institutional identifiers and distribute these ISNIs without charge… Read More
Opening up Archives project receives additional funding - May 29, 2012
Opening up Archives, The National Archives' project to tackle skills shortages in the wider archives sector, has been allocated additional funding of over £250,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The extension grant awarded as part of HLF's Skills for the Future programme will guarantee… Read More
IPG, Amazon reach agreement on sale of e-book titles - May 28, 2012
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, and books distributor Independent Publisher's Guild (IPG) have reportedly announced an agreement. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move comes three months after Amazon pulled e-book titles off its site from clients of… Read More
