LibQUAL+ post-conference workshop at 2012 Library Assessment Conference - August 10, 2012
The LibQUAL+ team has announced the availability of a few spots for the daylong workshop 'Working Effectively with LibQUAL+' on November 1, 2012, following the Library Assessment Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. Led by Raynna Bowlby and Martha Kyrillidou (Association of Research Libraries),… Read More
CERN to display Large Hadron Collider, Divine Particle at Frankfurt Book Fair - August 9, 2012
Book and media fair Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that researchers from European atomic research organisation CERN will participate in this year's event from October 10-14. The researchers, using the largest particle accelerator in the world, the LHC - Large Hadron Collider, are seeking to go… Read More
ORCID spells out structure of 16-digit identifier - August 9, 2012
ORCID, an international, interdisciplinary, open and not-for-profit organisation, recently revealed information on what an ORCID identifier looks like. The ORCID ID is a 16-digit number that is compatible with the ISO Standard (ISO 27729), also known as the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). Initially, ORCID… Read More
Elsevier and Society of Biological Psychiatry renew publishing deal - August 9, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) have renewed their publishing agreement. Under the deal, Elsevier will continue to provide publishing services for the society's journal Biological Psychiatry. The SOBP and Elsevier have worked together continuously since 1983. Biological Psychiatry is… Read More
University of Chicago Press and OUP partner to launch Chicago Scholarship Online via OUP’s UPSO platform - August 9, 2012
The University of Chicago Press has reportedly announced an agreement with Oxford University Press to launch Chicago Scholarship Online via OUP’s University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) platform. Chicago becomes the second major American university press to sign on to OUP’s e-book platform,… Read More
American Library Association releases ‘Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries’ report - August 9, 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) has released 'Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries (PDF),' a report that describes general features and attributes of the current e-book environment and outlines constraints and restrictions of current business models. The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content… Read More
