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Open access use expanding in India - January 15, 2008
A growing number of Indian journals are reportedly converting to the open access format of Internet publishing. Many leading journals such as those published by the Indian Council of Medical Research, Indian National Science Academy and the Calicut Medical College are already open access. The state-run National Informatics Centre as… Read More
Thomson Scientific Launches ResearcherID.com - January 15, 2008
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has announced the launch of ResearcherID.com. Designed as a web-based system, ResearcherID.com enables researchers to create stable personal identifiers to present their works and manage public presentation of their personal metrics. Each… Read More
Springer to sell Springer Business Media Austria to WEKA Group - January 15, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, and WEKA Group have reached an understanding for the sale of Springer Business Media Austria GmbH to WEKA Group. The anticipated transaction is subject to competition authority review in Austria. Based in Vienna, Springer Business Media Austria groups Springer's business-to-business… Read More
ProQuest adds supplementary digital materials to Dissertations and Theses Database - January 15, 2008
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced that it now offers supplementary digital materials to current and future academic works in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database. These digital additions include audio, video, spreadsheets, and more. With the recent increase in dissertations and… Read More
OCUL selects ebrary platform to host over 100,000 e-books - January 15, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) has chosen its technology to distribute and archive over 100,000 e-books as part of the Scholars Portal services. Scholars Portal offers all 20 Ontario universities a growing collection of scholarly content… Read More
