Nature Publishing Group launches new open access publication – Scientific Reports - January 7, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced the launch of Scientific Reports, an online, open access, peer-reviewed publication. The journal is currently accepting submissions, and will publish its first articles in June 2011. Scientific Reports will publish research covering the natural sciences -… Read More
Ex Libris Group announces next-generation library management solution – Ex Libris Alma - January 7, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the company's next-generation library management solution has been named Ex Libris Alma. Harnessing the Unified Resource Management (URM) framework, Alma supports the entire range of library operations - selection, acquisition, metadata management, digitisation and fulfillment… Read More
New blog to share and discuss draft standard author rights language for library content licenses - January 7, 2011
An ad hoc working group has created a new blog to share and discuss draft standard author rights language for library content licenses. This language is intended to be used by libraries and consortia as they negotiate contracts with content vendors in order to ensure that authors at these institutions… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education to adopt LTI framework in partnership with Blackboard - January 7, 2011
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced seamless integration of its Connect platform and Blackboard Learn using certified standards initiated by IMS Global Learning Consortium at the HigherEdTECH summit. IMS Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) v1.0 seeks to provide a single framework… Read More
BioMed Central extends nomination deadline for 5th Annual Research Awards - January 7, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the nomination deadline for its 5th Annual Research Awards has been extended by two weeks to January 14, 2011. These awards, now in their fifth year, recognise excellence in research that has been made universally accessible by… Read More
APA seeks nominations for 2011 APA Excellence in Librarianship Award - January 7, 2011
The American Psychological Association (APA) is seeking nominations for the 2011 APA Excellence in Librarianship Award. The award will be presented at the Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Forum at the June 2011 American Library Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The… Read More
