HathiTrust and OCLC develop WorldCat Local prototype for HathiTrust Digital Library - January 19, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, and the HathiTrust have developed a unique WorldCat Local user interface for discovery of items accessible through the HathiTrust Digital Library. HathiTrust is a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in digital library initiative to… Read More
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft and Wiley-VCH extend publishing collaboration - January 19, 2011
Wiley-VCH, the German subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, US, and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) have extended their cooperation on the publication of the DPG member magazine, Physik Journal. The new agreement builds on almost 40 years of collaboration and claims… Read More
The Polytechnic of Namibia selects EBSCO Discovery Service to improve access and increase usage of library resources - January 19, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that Polytechnic of Namibia (Polytechnic) has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to improve access to information as well as increase the usage of library resources. The Polytechnic was looking to make sure the service they chose… Read More
Cell & Bioscience journal launches with BioMed Central - January 19, 2011
Open Access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Cell & Bioscience. The journal will be the official journal of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA). Led by Editor-in-Chief, Yun-Bo Shi, Cell & Bioscience publishes high-impact… Read More
Annual Reviews launches new mobile platform - January 19, 2011
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews, US, has announced the launch of a new mobile platform for its 40 top-ranked journals. The Annual Reviews Mobile website, optimised for mobile usage across popular mobile devices, is accompanied by an app that pairs individual devices with institutional subscriptions to support… Read More
iThenticate announces new plagiarism detection service for individual authors and researchers - January 19, 2011
Plagiarism prevention software provider iParadigms has announced a new service that provides individual authors, researchers and freelance writers access to the company's iThenticate solution. The new service, currently available at research.ithenticate.com, allows individuals to cross-reference their manuscripts against a massive database of scholarly material in the… Read More
