New version of NatureJournals app now available - February 20, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced a new version of the NatureJournals app, giving readers access to 34 Nature-branded research and review journals, and Scientific Reports, on the go. The app now works on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Full access is available… Read More
John Wiley & Sons launches ‘Anywhere Article’ across Wiley Online Library - February 20, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of its next generation enhanced HTML article, the "Anywhere Article", which puts readability, interaction, and portability at the heart of the user experience. Until now, options for downloading and viewing journal articles have often been… Read More
HighWire releases COUNTER 4 Usage Reports - February 20, 2014
Institutional usage reports for the publications hosted on the HighWire platform will include the latest COUNTER Code of Practice metrics from 2014 onward. COUNTER is a set of standards that facilitates the recording and reporting of online usage statistics, used by librarians, publishers, and various… Read More
Five new publishers to participate in the CLOCKSS digital preservation archive - February 20, 2014
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with eLife to preserve their ejournal in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event"… Read More
Kaplan University selects Vital Source e-textbook solution to support online learning programs - February 20, 2014
Ingram Content Group has announced that Kaplan University, a leader in higher education innovation, has selected Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram's leading e-textbook solution and its VitalSource Bookshelf® platform to support the University's online learning programs nationwide. Using the VitalSource Bookshelf platform, students and faculty… Read More
Cornell University Emerging Markets Institute selects Reprints Desk to provide document delivery retrieval services - February 20, 2014
Reprints Desk, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc. (RSSS), has been selected to provide document delivery retrieval services for a newly launched research portal from Emerging Markets Institute at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Reprints Desk's services will be… Read More