Thomson Reuters and National Research Foundation of Korea collaborate to make content from Korean Citation Index accessible via Web of Science - May 7, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with the National Research Foundation of Korea to make content from the Korean Citation Index (KCI) accessible via the Web of Science, the premier search and discovery platform for the sciences, social sciences,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health to adopt one-price print and digital book bundling for medical practice market - May 7, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced plans to offer customers a one-price purchasing model that bundles Inkling™-powered eBooks with print counterparts for 2014 titles being offered to the medical professional market. The company has entered into a multi-year agreement with Inkling, a leading digital… Read More
Elsevier Foundation seeks new grant proposals for 2014 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programs - May 7, 2014
The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for the 2014 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programs. The deadline for applications is June 17, 2014. Grants will be awarded in December 2014 and provide one, two or three year awards between US$ 5,000… Read More
Full text of entire EBL – Ebook Library catalogue now discoverable via Summon discovery service - May 7, 2014
ProQuest is boosting the visibility of ebooks in library collections by indexing the full text of the entire catalogue of EBL - Ebook Library in its Summon® discovery service. EBL's expansive catalogue of more than 400,000 ebooks is now even more discoverable alongside titles from ebrary,… Read More
SAGE’s Ed McBride elected United for Libraries president-elect - May 7, 2014
Ed McBride, executive director of library sales for SAGE, has been elected 2014-2015 United for Libraries vice president/president elect. McBride was formerly chief member engagement officer at LYRASIS, senior vice president of Cengage Gale's Customer Resource Center and director of support services for the San… Read More
Contributions for 6th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing called for - May 7, 2014
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, has announced that UNESCO will be hosting the 6th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing, at their Paris Headquarters. The program planning for the event is well underway. As in previous years, the conference is directed towards the… Read More