MSU Library joins SCOAP3, makes research articles freely accessible to all - March 10, 2014
The Montana State University Library has taken an initiative towards making important physics research more widely accessible. The library recently signed on to participate in Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3), a program that makes peer-reviewed literature… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - March 10, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Data Sharing and Science - Contemplating the Value of Empiricism, the Problem of Bias, and the Threats to Privacy); Melissa Terras (Making it Free, Making it Open: Crowdsourced transcription project leads to unexpected benefits to digital research); Robert… Read More
Elsevier launches new digital platform for Expert Consult, Student Consult - March 7, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the fully redesigned Expert Consult and Student Consult, its two medical reference and learning platforms, now powered by Inkling, the creator of engaging, intuitive digital books for some of the world's most respected publishers. Expert Consult and Student… Read More
Open access material science journal changes copyright license - March 7, 2014
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS, Japan) have announced that Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM) has adopted the Creative Commons license (CC-BY 3.0) for all articles published in the journal.… Read More
Emerald and Kudos collaborate to boost research impact - March 7, 2014
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is collaborating with Kudos to pilot a service that helps increase the impact of published articles. The partnership aims to support Emerald's authors in exploiting digital communication channels to maximise the global influence of their research. Launching in April 2014,… Read More
EBL – Ebook Library reinvents its LibCentral administrative and acquisitions module - March 7, 2014
EBL - Ebook Library, a ProQuest business, has reinvented its LibCentral administrative and acquisitions module, enabling libraries to tailor their ebook experience to fit their own and their users' unique needs. The new LibCentral helps libraries streamline workflows, making discovery, selection, acquisition, and management of ebooks… Read More
