Gale and 18thConnect partner to improve access to eighteenth century documents - November 5, 2010
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and 18thConnect have announced a partnership to share scholarly content and improve the searchability of documents within Gale’s Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) archive. 18thConnect is a scholarly organisation dedicated to forging links between eighteenth-century archives and today’s… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - November 5, 2010
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: a… Read More
OCLC, EBSCO expand data exchange deal to enhance discovery services - November 4, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC and electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, have expanded their partnership to enhance the discovery experience for users of WorldCat Local and the EBSCO Discovery Service through an expanded data exchange agreement. The new agreement is projected to create more value for… Read More
AIP adds new discussion groups feature to UniPHY scientific social and professional network - November 4, 2010
The American Institute of Physics has announced the addition of UniPHY Discussion Groups - a new interactive feature - on the UniPHY (aipuniphy.org) professional and social networking platform. AIP UniPHY is a scientific networking site for physical scientists. It allows them to search for collaborators, see… Read More
Research project to assess status of library-based publishing - November 4, 2010
A research project, now underway, seeks to assess the status of library-based publishing, explore opportunities for strengthening existing programmes, and inform the creation of new services. The project, which recently received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is supported by Berkeley Electronic Press, Microsoft Research… Read More
LWW and the American Society of Anesthesiologists renew publishing partnership - November 4, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) have signed an agreement to renew their publishing partnership. Under the deal, LWW will continue to publish Anesthesiology, the official journal of the ASA. Anesthesiology… Read More
