ProQuest helps create online access to Queen Victoria’s personal journals - May 31, 2012
Executives from ProQuest were present as Queen Elizabeth II officially launched an online view into royal history: a digital retrospective of the complete personal journals of Queen Victoria, enabling the first-ever access to the private records of one of the world's most influential public figures. With… Read More
Fifteen more libraries join OCLC WorldShare Management Services community - May 31, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that fifteen more libraries have selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services. The library management solution claims to be the first cooperative, Webscale library management services that streamline cataloging, acquisitions, circulation, license management and workflows, and offer a next-generation discovery tool… Read More
National Geographic Learning and Nowa Era expand partnership - May 31, 2012
National Geographic Learning (NGL), part of Cengage Learning, has announced an agreement with Nowa Era, a part of Sanoma, to expand their partnership to include the development of Polish language science and history programmes for primary school. This agreement enables Nowa Era, a Poland-based school publisher,… Read More
Massachusetts Medical Society and Atypon renew contract - May 31, 2012
Atypon, a provider of software to the scientific and scholarly publishing industry, has announced that the Massachusetts Medical Society has renewed their contract with Atypon to continue providing the platform for the New England Journal of Medicine. The New England Journal of Medicine claims to… Read More
STM welcomes PEER conference’s support for gold open access - May 30, 2012
‘Gold’ open access (OA) publication is the practical route to achieving sustainable OA, the project partners have agreed at the PEER End of Project results conference in Brussels. The Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER) project, which will report to the European Commission in… Read More
Thomson Reuters recognises Australia’s contribution to global research and innovation - May 30, 2012
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has recognised Australia’s continuing influence on international scientific research and innovation. Thomson Reuters announced a total of 19 Australian-affiliated recipients including 12 of the most influential researchers and seven most innovative organisations during the 2012 Thomson Reuters Australia Citation &… Read More
