‘Science News Prime’ weekly publication launched for access via iPad - July 5, 2011
The Society for Science & the Public (SSP), the US-based publisher of Science News magazine, has launched a new weekly publication, Science News Prime (SN Prime), available only on the iPad. SN Prime, like Science News, seeks to offer readers concise, current and comprehensive coverage of… Read More
SirsiDynix unveils latest version of Portfolio digital asset management solution - July 4, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the release of version 4.1 of its SirsiDynix Portfolio digital asset management solution. The solution builds upon SirsiDynix Enterprise search and discovery, adding digital asset management capabilities, optical character recognition (OCR) technology, open archives Initiative compatibility for web… Read More
Three Scandinavian journals join Versita Open - July 1, 2011
E-publishing technology solutions provider Versita, Poland, has announced that three Scandinavian serials - Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Nordic Journal of Migration Research and Sommerfeltia - are now included in the portfolio of more than 200 Open Access journals published by Versita Open. The newly contracted Scandinavian journals,… Read More
Taylor & Francis launches new platform as successor to informaworld - July 1, 2011
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has announced the successful launch of the Taylor & Francis Online site. The site, now fully operational, is the successor to the informaworld platform. The process of redirecting from informaworld to Taylor & Francis Online reportedly ran smoothly and… Read More
Lafayette joins HathiTrust digital library initiative; approves OA research resolution - July 1, 2011
Lafayette has become the first liberal arts college to join HathiTrust, a cooperative of academic and research libraries seeking to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. The College is also one of just four liberal arts institutions to approve an open… Read More
OCLC Research and RLUK to gather data on special collections in research libraries in the UK and Ireland - July 1, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, and Research Libraries UK are working together on a project to gather data on special collections in research libraries in the UK and Ireland. The project is similar to a project conducted by OCLC Research in 2009 that gathered data… Read More
