PLOS to revise data-sharing policy for all its journals - February 26, 2014
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced that it is revising its data-sharing policy for all PLOS journals - authors must make all data publicly available, without restriction, immediately upon publication of the article. Access to research results, immediately and without restriction, has always… Read More
Digital trailblazer Martha Lane Fox to speak at LBF Publishing for Digital Minds Conference - February 26, 2014
The London Book Fair has announced that Baroness Martha Lane Fox, the UK Digital Champion, co-founder of lastminute.com and noted lover of literature, will appear in conversation with conference Chair Anna Rafferty at this year's Publishing for Digital Minds Conference. The conference, which takes place on… Read More
eScholarship collection from California Digital Library now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - February 26, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the eScholarship collection from California Digital Library is now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). EBSCO Discovery Service users may search the full text of more than 30,000 publications from eScholarship's robust collection. EBSCO continues to… Read More
Ex Libris releases version 4.5 of Primo discovery and delivery solution - February 26, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced the release of version 4.5 of the Primo discovery and delivery solution. The discovery platform of choice for over 2,000 institutions, Primo 4.5 provides students and researchers with an enhanced discovery experience, faster searching, and access to… Read More
HathiTrust Board of Governors appoint Mike Furlough as Executive Director of HathiTrust - February 26, 2014
The HathiTrust Board of Governors has announced the appointment of Mike Furlough as the Executive Director of HathiTrust. Furlough comes to HathiTrust from The Pennsylvania State University, where he is currently Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Communications. Furlough has more than a dozen years… Read More
ACCUCOMS and ISPG expand agreement to include South East Asia - February 26, 2014
The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) has announced that it is expanding the agreement with its Middle East and Latin America representative, ACCUCOMS, to now include South East Asia, including such key countries as: Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. ACCUCOMS has been a… Read More
