Nature Plants joins Nature family of research journals - January 9, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced the launch of Nature Plants, the newest member of the Nature family of research journals. It is the first journal in the field to focus on excellence in research across the plant sciences, building upon the cross-disciplinary model… Read More
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust litigation ends in victory for fair use - January 9, 2015
For the past several years, HathiTrust and five of its member universities have been engaged in litigation after being sued by the Authors Guild. On January 6, 2015, the parties entered a settlement on the sole issue remaining before the district court, ending the litigation in… Read More
In first LWW issue, Journal for Healthcare Quality puts focus on Healthcare Transitions - January 9, 2015
In its first issue published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, the Journal for Healthcare Quality presents a special issue on Healthcare Transitions. Effective and efficient healthcare transitions - patient "handoffs" between providers, units, or healthcare systems - are a… Read More
NISO publishes revised SUSHI Standard and Supporting Documentation - January 9, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a revision to the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) Protocol (ANSI/NISO Z39.93-2014). The SUSHI standard defines an automated request and response model for the harvesting of electronic resource usage data utilising a Web services framework that can… Read More
eBook use rise 33 percent in 2014 in Libraries through OverDrive - January 9, 2015
Capitalising on the latest advances in eBook technology and popular catalogue availability, public libraries saw digital checkouts rise again to record levels in 2014. According to OverDrive, an eBook and audiobook platform for libraries and schools, circulation of eBooks, audiobooks and other digital media increased 33… Read More
OCLC’s Worldshare Interlibrary Loan service now fully integrated with British Library Document Supply Service to streamline ordering process - January 9, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, and the British Library now offer a new option for fast, flexible purchase from the British Library Document Supply Service that enables library staff to confirm the availability of required documents before placing… Read More
