Emerald awarded environmental certification ISO 14001:2004 - December 17, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it has become one of the first publishing businesses in the region to successfully gain an internationally recognised environmental certification. The company is now ISO 14001:2004 certified after implementing a new Environmental Management… Read More
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NRC-CISTI implementing e-journals strategy - December 16, 2008
The National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) has announced that it is implementing its 'collect and connect strategy'. For journals, this strategy focuses on collecting electronic-only versions and connecting clients to publisher sites and other sources of content. This is part… Read More
Springer launches new book series - December 16, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it is launching Future City, a new book series which brings together leading experts from the planning, ecological, engineering and design communities from all over the world. The series aims to discuss the wide range of issues facing the… Read More
RefWorks-COS announces enhancements to web-based current awareness tool, RefAware - December 16, 2008
RefWorks-COS, the research tools arm of ProQuest, LLC, US, has announced the release of significant upgrades to RefAware, its innovative web-based current awareness tool. RefAware provides researchers and other members of the academic community with immediate access to new research and publications in their field. The… Read More
OCLC to supply new Swiss metadata hub with discovery tool - December 16, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that it has agreed terms with SwissBib to implement, a 'Library 2.0' meta-catalogue of Swiss university libraries and the Swiss National Library. This metadata hub will provide the platform for collating and publishing the… Read More
