Dear Subscribers - September 25, 2008
STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company
UKSG TRANSFER Working Group releases Version 2.0 of its Code of Practice - September 24, 2008
The UK Serials Group (UKSG) TRANSFER Working Group has announced the launch of Version 2.0 of its Code of Practice (http://www.uksg.org/Transfer/Code) which seeks to improve procedures for journals transferring between publishers. The TRANSFER Code of Practice responds to the expressed needs of… Read More
Infovell launches ‘research’ engine, adds content from more publishers - September 24, 2008
Infovell, a US-based provider of Internet search services, has announced the general availability of its 'research engine for the Deep Web'. The search tool, using the company's KeyPhrase algorithm, is projected to reach the 99 percent of the Internet currently overlooked by conventional search engines. Infovell… Read More
Gibson Library Connections, CRKN sign multimillion-dollar deal - September 24, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that Gibson Library Connections, which has licensed its e-publishing services and technology since 2005, has signed a major contract with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) that will provide millions of dollars in revenues to participating publishers over the… Read More
Brainware and SirsiDynix announce OEM partnership - September 24, 2008
Data capture and enterprise search solutions Brainware, Inc., US, has announced that its context-based search technology is now available to millions of library visitors worldwide. The global deployment resulted from Brainware's OEM partnership with US-based library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix. Brainware is showcasing its search and… Read More
MIT Press launches new website - September 24, 2008
The MIT Press, US, has announced the launch of a new website called CISnet (http://cisnet.mit.edu). The site, hosted on the Tizra platform, allows computer and information science researchers and other subscribers to search and view full text of more than 150 books… Read More
