Charlie Griswold and Michael McFarland join Credo Reference - January 13, 2012
Reference databases provider Credo Reference, US, has announced the hiring of Charles Griswold and Michael McFarland. The twin technical hires are seen to bring a new dimension of digital depth to the existing product team at Credo Reference. In his role as VP of Product… Read More
Libertas Academica to preserve e-journals with CLOCKSS Archive - January 13, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced that it has partnered with STM publisher Libertas Academica to preserve the latter's e-journals in CLOCKSS' geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. This action provides for content to be… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - January 13, 2012
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Google Science Fair to recognise Science in Action in 2012 - January 12, 2012
Science magazine Scientific American and Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, are expanding the Google Science Fair awards honours in 2012. The $50,000 Scientific American Science in Action award powered by the Google Science Fair will recognise a project that addresses… Read More
Summon service expands STM content via pact with CRCNetBase, BCS, SAE International - January 12, 2012
Serials Solutions, a business unit of US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced three new strategic content agreements. The move is seen to help its Summon service to continue to expand its comprehensive coverage of STM (Scientific, Technical, and Medical) content in the Summon unified index. CRCNetBase,… Read More
Elsevier Foundation announces 2011 grant recipients for Innovative Libraries and New Scholars award programmes - January 12, 2012
The Elsevier Foundation has announced the 2011 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars award programmes. In total, $650,000 has been committed to nine institutions around the world in addition to seven ongoing multiyear grants and the Nurse Faculty programme. The… Read More
