JISC, British Library invite participants to open data summit in London - February 14, 2013
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the British Library (BL) are calling for registrations for the last 15 places to take part in an international discovery summit, slated for February 21-22 in London. Target participants include university librarians and archivists, library staff, museum curators… Read More
Serials Solutions’ Summon discovery service receives Most Innovative Technology of the Year award - February 14, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that its Summon discovery service was awarded the Most Innovative Technology of the Year at the Asia Digital Publishing Summit and Awards (ADPSA), organised by the Consultancy. The award recognises companies who have demonstrated an unparalleled ability to succeed… Read More
Confederation of Open Access Repositories launches COAR Repository Observatory - February 14, 2013
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories has launched the new COAR Task Force 'Repository Observatory' (RO) on the COAR website. The aim of this project will be the identification of trends and future scenarios in the context of the use of repositories in research and… Read More
CCC named one of ‘10 to Watch’ in the Open Access space - February 14, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has been named one of '10 to Watch' in Outsell's first Open Access Market Report. CCC provides solutions to help publishers manage variable Open Access models through its RightsLink platform, which supports unique pricing rules, licenses… Read More
Inaugural issue of Big Data journal to be launched at Strata conference in Santa Clara - February 14, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. has announced that Big Data, the new, open access, peer-reviewed journal, will launch its inaugural issue at the Strata conference in Santa Clara, CA, February 26–28, 2013. Spearheaded by Editor-in-Chief, Edd Dumbill, principal analyst for O'Reilly Radar, and programme chair… Read More
iPublishCentral 4.1 offers enhanced features for reading eBooks on mobile devices - February 14, 2013
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has announced the release of iPublishCentral 4.1, the latest version of its award-winning digital publishing software for publishers. iPublishCentral is a comprehensive platform that allows publishers to warehouse, deliver, distribute, market and sell their eBooks without making significant… Read More
