Elsevier publishes six new books on animal science - October 5, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new animal science books, including the second edition of the comprehensive resource Animal Behavior, edited by Michael Breed and Janice Moore. The book broadly covers animal behaviour from its neurological basis to the importance of behaviour in… Read More
BioMed Central becomes first publisher to implement Author Contributorship Badges - October 5, 2015
Open access publisher BioMed Central is the first publisher to pilot a new system which shows exactly how each researcher contributed to any given scientific article. Author Contributorship Badges are now available on the open data journal GigaScience. To receive credit for their work, researchers… Read More
Reed Business Information Ltd. announces sale of Cordell Information Pty Limited to CoreLogic, Inc - October 5, 2015
Reed Business Information Ltd, part of RELX Group, has announced that it has sold the entire issued share capital of Cordell Information Pty Limited in Australia to CoreLogic, Inc. CoreLogic, is an international provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services to business… Read More
OCLC prints last library catalogue cards - October 5, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has printed its last library catalogue cards, officially closing the book on what was once a familiar resource for generations of information seekers who now use computer catalogues and online search engines to access library collections around… Read More
Article Galaxy expands authentication solutions for STM content access with OpenAthensTM partnership - October 5, 2015
Reprints Desk, Inc., a subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc., has become a reseller of OpenAthens from Eduserv. The deal expands the company's robust suite of authentication solutions for accessing databases, articles in journal subscriptions, and other copyrighted content. Reprints Desk will integrate and introduce OpenAthens'… Read More
Charleston preconference on producing learning resources for users of all abilities - October 5, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a preconference on producing and providing access to accessible learning resources, the day before the 2015 Charleston Conference on November 4, 9:00 a.m.–noon. Multiple speakers will offer attendees a unique kaleidoscopic glimpse into the world of library… Read More