JISC to offer online participation for JISC11 via Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite - March 8, 2011
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has announced that this year's live-streaming partner Sonic Foundry will make JISC11 its most interactive conference to date. More than 600 delegates are expected to attend JISC11 on March 14 and 15 in Liverpool. Those unable to attend will… Read More
US Supreme Court to review constitutionality of restoring copyrights in foreign works - March 8, 2011
The US Supreme Court is set to review the constitutionality of restoring copyrights in foreign works, which is likely to affect the status of many famous works. The Court recently granted the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by lawyers from Stanford Law School's Fair… Read More
University of Southampton pioneers open data revolution - March 8, 2011
The University of Southampton has released a range of non-personal data online as part of its pioneering commitment to the open data revolution. The recently launched data.southampton.ac.uk builds on the University's commitment to access by opening up a wide range of data for students to create… Read More
Emerald acquires Pier Professional Limited, expands social sciences journal collection - March 8, 2011
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced that it has acquired Pier Professional Limited, a UK-based publisher of health and social care journals. The acquisition, which expands Emerald's presence in the health and social care field by 23 journals, builds on Emerald's… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - March 8, 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
Canadian universities group renews content pact with Elsevier SciVerse ScienceDirect - March 7, 2011
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has renewed its agreement for the Elsevier SciVerse ScienceDirect Freedom Collection for 2011-2014. The move is seen to provide university researchers and students across Canada with wide access to a vast collection of high-impact e-journals in… Read More
