Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 12, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Crotty (Rules of Thumb for Social Media in Science); Helen Jaques (Measuring the health of science journalism); Joseph Esposito (Why Publishers’ Brands Matter); and American Editor (Can eBooks Save University Presses?). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing… Read More
Ithaka survey examines faculty attitudes towards academic libraries - April 9, 2010
Ithaka S+R, the strategy and research arm of Ithaka, has released the results from its fourth faculty survey in the past decade. The survey examines changes in faculty attitudes towards the academic library, information resources and the scholarly communications system as a whole. In a published… Read More
ARL receives grant to develop code of best practices in fair use - April 9, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has received a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a code of best practices in fair use for academic and research libraries. ARL will undertake the three-year project with the Center for Social Media at American University… Read More
John Wiley & Sons develop new online tool to compare eReaders - April 9, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has developed eReaderResource.com to help consumers tap into the power of an eReader to change the way they receive knowledge and entertainment no matter what the source. Today, eReaders can carry thousands of titles, providing convenience and opportunities for… Read More
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference now accessible via WK Health’ Facts & Comparisons eAnswers - April 9, 2010
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced an agreement to provide access to Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference as part of premium subscriptions to its flagship drug reference, Facts & Comparisons eAnswers. Published by Pharmaceutical Press, Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference claims… Read More
EBSCO adds British Library’s ETOC to EBSCO Discovery Service - April 9, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced a new partnership with British Library to add the latter’s Electronic Table of Contents File (ETOC) to EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). ETOC was created to identify journal articles and conference papers from the British Library’s Document Supply… Read More
