LibLime appoints Susan Buchanan as Director of Global Marketing and Sales - April 11, 2011
LibLime, a division of PTFS and a US-based provider of open source solutions for libraries, has announced the appointment of Susan Buchanan as Director of Marketing and Sales. Susan brings years of library experience, specifically in leveraging technology to support the business of libraries. Her… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 11, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Bill Henderson (Books Without Batteries:The Negative Impacts of Technology); Phil Davis (Paying for Impact: Does the Chinese Model Make Sense?); Physics Today Blog (Open access boosts downloads but not citations); and Kent Anderson (What's In a Name? The Social Web,… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - April 11, 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
GSA working with GPO-Google partnership to offer free govt. publications online - April 8, 2011
The US General Services Administration (GSA) is working with the US Government Printing Office (GPO) and GPO's relationship with the Google Book Partner Program to make popular government publications available for free electronic download through Google. The programme is making available 100… Read More
New report investigates costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications - April 8, 2011
The Research Information Network (RIN), Research Libraries UK (RLUK), the Wellcome Trust, the Publishing Research Consortium (PRC) and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), have announced the publication of the report 'Heading for the open road: costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications'. This new… Read More
Legal Deposit Libraries welcome Government’s response to consultation on non-print legal deposit - April 8, 2011
The Legal Deposit Libraries have welcomed the Government's response to public consultation on the 'draft regulations and guidance for non-print legal deposit' and its commitment to deliver regulations for non-print content. The Legal Deposit Libraries comprise The British Library, The National Library of Scotland, The National… Read More
