PLoS announces new Search API - June 3, 2011
Open access (OA) publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced that the new PLoS Search API (Application Programming Interface) allows anyone to build their own applications for the web, desktop or mobile devices using PLoS content. The new Search API gives developers access to… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - June 3, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
ARL calls for proposals for 2012 SPEC survey topics - June 2, 2011
The Association for Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2012 SPEC survey topics. For more than 35 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey programme to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Proposals for topics for the… Read More
Free access to research articles on E. coli bacteria available on SpringerLink - June 2, 2011
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has announced that it is offering all journal articles and book chapters which deal with the E. coli bacteria free of charge on its online information platform www.springerlink.com. The articles can be found by using the search… Read More
Google, publishers seek more time to reach agreement to digitise books - June 2, 2011
A judge in New York has agreed to give lawyers of Google and the book industry more time to decide how to proceed after he rejected their deal to create a massive online library. Federal Circuit Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan said that it was fine… Read More
New Zealand to be Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 - June 2, 2011
The Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that New Zealand will be the Guest of Honour at nkfurt Book Fair 2012, scheduled for October 10 - 14, 2012. Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Juergen Boos, and Chief Executive of New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage,… Read More
