OAPEN-UK project to explore challenges of open access scholarly monograph - October 28, 2011
JISC Collections is embarking on a new project called OAPEN-UK to explore the issues impacting the publishing of scholarly monographs in the humanities and social sciences. Funded by JISC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the project seeks to take a collaborative and real… Read More
CABI sponsors ORCID to improve tracking of scholarly authors - October 28, 2011
Not-for-profit life sciences publisher CABI has joined the founding sponsors of ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), the organisation set up to solve the problem of name ambiguity in scholarly research. CABI has become a Silver Sponsor of the organisation, which plans to launch its… Read More
NoveList and COMPanion partner to integrate NoveList Select to the Alexandria Library System - October 28, 2011
NoveList, a division of EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), has announced a partnership with COMPanion Corporation. COMPanion is the developer of Alexandria - best known for its power and ease of use. Alexandria offers the best cross platform library automation solution for Windows and Macintosh. The partnership… Read More
Sigma Theta Tau International launches new library repository - October 28, 2011
Sigma Theta Tau International, the organisation which seeks to offer all nurses worldwide online access to nursing information that can be easily utilised and shared, has announced the launch of its new library repository. Built in conjunction with BioMed Central's Open Repository,… Read More
Future Science Group launches new series of eBook collections - October 28, 2011
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG), UK, has launched a new series of eBook collections under the Future Medicine imprint. FSG publishes more than fifty journal titles, including the Expert Review series. In the first instance, fifty eBooks are being released onto the market through late 2011… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - October 28, 2011
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
