Library Assessment Conference 2008 proceedings now available - April 17, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries has announced that the proceedings of the 2008 Library Assessment Conference, 'Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment,' are now freely available on the web and for purchase in print or on CD-ROM. This second Library Assessment Conference, following the successful 2006 conference,… Read More
ebrary to provide e-books to FE Colleges in the UK - April 17, 2009
e-content services and technology provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has been appointed by JISC Collections to supply e-book content and delivery platform for its multimillion-dollar e-books for Further Education (FE ) Project. Under the terms of the contract, negotiated in partnership with the company's… Read More
Credo Reference expands content to include EBSCO Publishing linking - April 17, 2009
Online reference library Credo Reference, US, and electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, have announced a new custom linking agreement. Mutual customers will now be able to expand their searches and easily link from one resource into the other. Credo can… Read More
Genome Medicine publishes first research article - April 17, 2009
Genome Medicine, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the publication of its first research article. The article, covering work on systems medicine and informatics, reflects the journal's aim to publish high-quality research across a wide range of topics relevant for medical researchers… Read More
Emerald partners with the Association of MBAs - April 17, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, recently announced a partnership with the Association of MBAs (AMBA). AMBA sets global standards for all MBA, DBA and MBM courses and accredits over 157 programmes in 71 countries. This agreement will benefit AMBA's 9,000 members… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 17, 2009
The Fourth edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Colin Smith (Concern about accepted manuscripts and the possibility of open access publishing); Gavin Baker (NIH Open-Access Policy Turns 1 Year Old); Kent Anderson (Are e-Books Already Mainstream?); David Clover (Online Research Papers Database - ORO); and Roddy MacLeod (Top… Read More
