French Open Access Works to be indexed in Serials Solutions’ Summon Discovery Service - February 8, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that Le Cléo, le centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte (The Centre for Open Electronic Publishing) is working with the company to have their scientific research content indexed in the Summon service. Founded by French research and academic institutions, Le… Read More
John Wiley & Sons launch Labtiva’s ReadCube Web Reader on Wiley Online Library - February 8, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has launched Labtiva's ReadCube Web Reader on Wiley Online Library. PDFs read using the ReadCube Web Reader feature hyperlinked in-line citations, annotations, clickable author names, and direct access to supplemental content, making it easier for researchers to discover, access… Read More
AAAS / Science and HighWire Press renew long-standing relationship - February 8, 2013
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced its decision to renew its relationship with long-standing ePublishing partner, HighWire Press. AAAS's reputation as a pioneer in scientific publishing comes from more than 150 years of a mission-driven goal to advance science and… Read More
NISO unveils project to develop standards for open access metadata and indicators - February 8, 2013
The voting members of the US' National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved a new project to develop standardised bibliographic metadata and visual indicators to describe the accessibility of journal articles with respect to how 'open' they are. It has been observed that many offerings… Read More
Cambridge University Press and Chinese Laser Press to launch OA journal – High Power Laser Science and Engineering - February 8, 2013
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press and Chinese Laser Press will be launching a new open access journal from 2013. The new journal, High Power Laser Science and Engineering (HPLaser), will be an online-only (printed version available only in China), international and peer-reviewed journal focusing on… Read More
Lorraine Haricombe elected Chair of the SPARC Steering Committee - February 8, 2013
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that Lorraine Haricombe, Dean of the University of Kansas Library, has been elected to the position of Chair of the SPARC Steering Committee. Haricombe has served as member of the Committee, which provides strategic advice and… Read More
