Portico and Association of University Programs in Health Administration announce preservation deal - May 4, 2012
The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) has entered into an agreement with non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US. The deal is to preserve the AUPHA's e-journal, Journal of Health Administration Education (JHAE). Through this agreement with Portico, AUPHA ensures that its… Read More
STM welcomes UK minister’s support for sustainable open access - May 4, 2012
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has welcomed the support of David Willetts, the UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, for publishing and sustainable open access. Writing this week in the Guardian on the UK government's plans to make… Read More
CrossRef announces FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies - May 3, 2012
CrossRef, a US-based not-for-profit membership association of publishers, has announced FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies that will standardise the names of research funders and add grant numbers attributed in journal articles or other scholarly documents. The collaboration would allow researchers, publishers,… Read More
Delmar and DEWALT launch new mobile app for construction professionals - May 3, 2012
Learning solutions provider Delmar, part of Cengage Learning, US, and DEWALT have announced the launch of DEWALT Mobile Pro, a new mobile application (app) for construction professionals. DEWALT Mobile Pro is an innovative and powerful mobile solution developed specifically for contractors and tradesmen in the construction… Read More
Academic and research libraries in Europe select Ex Libris’ Primo discovery and delivery solution - May 3, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that numerous academic and research libraries in Europe have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution. In addition, several existing customers have supplemented their Primo offering with the Primo Central Index and the bX Recommender, while… Read More
Ithaka report offers overview of online learning technologies - May 3, 2012
An Ithaka S+R report, released and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the challenges to be overcome by institutions so that they can take advantage of online learning technologies. The report, titled ‘Barriers to Adoption of Online Learning Systems in US Higher Education,’… Read More
