OCLC researchers analyse and synthesise studies of digital information seekers - May 7, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that its scientists, in partnership with JISC, have released a study titled ‘The Digital Information Seeker: Report of Findings From Selected OCLC, RIN and JISC User Behaviour Projects’. The report seeks to analyse and synthesise 12 separate studies… Read More
E-books market expected to undergo sea-change with Google Editions entry - May 7, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is making all the right moves that will help it dominate the e-book space, reports eWeek.com. The e-book marketplace is observed to be turning increasingly crowded. Initially, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com were competing for customer dollars. But after… Read More
60 Italian Universities gain access to Scopus - May 7, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a multi-year agreement with the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI). The deal is to provide researchers in 60 Italian Universities with access to Scopus. Scopus claims to be the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Built… Read More
Springer acquires Praxis Publishing’s book portfolio - May 7, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced that in an asset deal that consists of over 300 titles, the global publisher is buying the book contracts portfolio from UK-based scientific publisher Praxis Publishing Ltd. Springer has had a co-publishing agreement with Praxis since 1998, and is already responsible… Read More
EBSCO Publishing launches new resource for its Spanish-speaking users - May 7, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released a new resource for its Spanish-speaking users. Referencia Latina is the definitive general reference resource for the rapidly growing native Spanish-speaking population in the US covering issues in Latin America and Spain, as well as US and… Read More
ACS webinar to focus on scientific careers in publishing - May 7, 2010
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is inviting news media and others interested in the chemical sciences to join the next in a series of ACS Webinars, focusing on scientific careers in publishing. Scheduled for May 13, the free ACS Webinars will feature Dr. Darla Henderson, ACS… Read More
