Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 28, 2009
The sixth edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Charles Bailey (Blended Research and Learning Object Repository: JISC Final Report-CIRCLE); Richard Poynder (Intellectual Property, Open Access, and the Developing World); Charlotte Abbott (Publisher Outreach to Bloggers: New Models); Joe Wikert (Amazon vs. Google); and Peter Jacso (ticTocs Table of… Read More
NRC-CISTI to host ICSTI 2009 conference - April 27, 2009
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced that the ICSTI 2009 conference will be held from June 9-10, 2009, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The conference is organised by the NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI). Sharing research data is… Read More
OCLC offers quick start version of cooperative library management service - April 27, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that it is connecting the content, technology and expert capabilities of its member libraries worldwide to create the first web-scale, cooperative library management service. Member libraries can try the cooperative service model with a… Read More
Springer set to publish official journal of the Japanese Society of Biorheology - April 27, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, is set to publish the Journal of Biorheology, the official publication of the Japanese Society of Biorheology, starting May 2009. Naoki Sasaki, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, serves as Editor-in-chief of the journal. Journal of Biorheology is an international, peer-reviewed… Read More
British Psychological Society joins PERii - April 27, 2009
The International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) has announced that the British Psychological Society is the latest to join the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERii). Under the initiative, the Society will offer free access to its online materials to thirty… Read More
RefWorks launches mobile phone interface, RefMobile - April 27, 2009
RefWorks, the research tools arm of ProQuest, LLC, US, has announced the launch of RefMobile, a new interface that enables students and researchers to use the RefWorks web-based research management service from anywhere, via web-enabled mobile phones, smart phones, and personal data… Read More