Oxford University Press launches new OA journal – Oxford Medical Case Reports - January 31, 2014
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced the launch of a new medical journal, Oxford Medical Case Reports (OMCR). OMCR is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing original and educationally valuable case reports that expand the field of medicine. The journal covers all… Read More
Brill journal content directly available through INASP as part of Brill’s Developing Countries Program - January 31, 2014
Scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, and INASP have signed an agreement to make Brill journal content directly available through INASP as part of Brill's Developing Countries Program. Brill content is already included through EBSCO, but starting in 2014, the journal content will also be offered directly… Read More
ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses 2014 open for registration - January 31, 2014
Registration is now open for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at several ARL member libraries in 2014. Registration for these courses are open to all librarians and archivists. ARL… Read More
Library of Congress and OCLC sign agreement for enhanced access to cataloguing services and applications - January 31, 2014
The Library of Congress and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) have signed a cooperative agreement that will allow mutual subscribers seamless access between the Library's Cataloger's Desktop and Classification Web subscription services and OCLC's WebDewey and WorldShare Metadata Manager subscription services.… Read More
STRIATUS/JBJS, Inc. acquires PRE-score - January 30, 2014
STRIATUS/JBJS, Inc., publisher of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery and its family of journals and educational offerings, has announced the acquisition of PRE-score, a new journal metric product that seeks to help readers identify journals that conduct ethical, rigorous peer review, and to quantify… Read More
First OA articles sponsored by SCOAP3 international initiative now available - January 30, 2014
The first Open Access articles sponsored by the SCOAP3 international initiative are now available. Almost 400 articles have already appeared in the first three weeks of 2014 in the journals of participating publishers. The first 2014 issues of four large High-Energy Physics journals have fully… Read More
