ALA launches Policy Revolution initiative for libraries - November 15, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) will immediately begin work on a national public policy agenda and action plan for U.S. libraries with support from a new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Nearly $1 million in funding over… Read More
Reprints Desk announces release date for next version of Article Galaxy - November 15, 2013
Reprints Desk, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc. (RSSS), has announced January 2014 as the release date for the next major version of the award-winning Article Galaxy document delivery management system. Research-driven corporations, academic institutions, and government organisations use document delivery as a legal… Read More
Swets appoints Ted van Dongen as Chief Technology Officer - November 15, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Ted van Dongen as its new Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Ted will be responsible for both IT and product development within the company. Ted brings a strong IT background in the publishing sector… Read More
Elsevier announces new OA journal, Photoacoustics - November 14, 2013
STM publisher, Elsevier, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Photoacoustics. The aim of Photoacoustics is to publish original research and review contributions within the fast growing scientific field of photoacoustics (optoacoustics) and thermoacoustics. Research in this area exploits optically and electromagnetically… Read More
ProQuest launches information literacy solution to simplify research projects - November 14, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has launched its new cloud-based information literacy solution, ProQuest Research Companion. The tool is a one-stop resource that guides high school, community college, and university students through research projects, helping them overcome typical barriers. Easy, intuitive, and informative,… Read More
The Wellcome Trust and Palgrave Macmillan publish first open access monograph - November 14, 2013
Academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced that they have published their first open access monograph, the first comprehensive history of fungal infections, funded by The Wellcome Trust. Fungal Disease in Britain and the US 1850-2000, by Dr Aya Homei and Professor Michael Worboys, will be… Read More
