SPARC calls for proposals for the SPARC 2012 Open Access Meeting Innovation Fair - December 9, 2011
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) is inviting proposals for the SPARC 2012 Open Access Meeting Innovation Fair, where new technologies and strategies will be showcased in engaging, informative, rapid-fire presentations. The Innovation Fair is a highlight to the regular SPARC meeting, now set… Read More
UpToDate releases UpToDate MobileComplete, a downloadable local version of its iPhone App - December 9, 2011
UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has released a downloadable local version of its iPhone App, UpToDate MobileComplete. The fastest mobile version of UpToDate, MobileComplete provides clinicians with access to evidence-based, practical recommendations - even offline, where there is no network connection (Wi-Fi connection required for initial download… Read More
Amazon unveils KDP Select scheme for independent authors and publishers - December 9, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced KDP Select, a new option featuring a $6 million annual fund dedicated to independent authors and publishers. If a KDP author or publisher chooses to make any of their books exclusive to the Kindle Store for at least… Read More
More than 1.4 million biographies now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - December 9, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Marquis Who's Who content will soon be available via EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) for mutual customers. The new agreement will add metadata from the Marquis Who's Who database into the Base Index of EDS and… Read More
Scientific American introduces new free mobile offerings - December 9, 2011
Science magazine Scientific American is working with Google to feature content in Google Currents, a new Reader App for smartphones and tablets. Google Currents will include Scientific American's Science Agenda and top news sections and a sampling of posts from the Scientific American blog network. In… Read More
German National Library of Science and Technology selects Ex Libris’ Rosetta digital preservation system - December 8, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) in Hannover has selected Rosetta for its digital collections. The library will lead the digital preservation programme for the three member libraries of the Leibniz Library… Read More
