Three advocacy webinars now available as part of the AASL professional development archive, eCOLLAB - May 14, 2013
A series of three advocacy webinars, presented by the AASL Advocacy Committee in conjunction with School Library Month, is now available as part of the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) professional development archive, eCOLLAB. Presented in a new 20-minute format, these webinars focus on… Read More
Sigma-Aldrich unveils new search engine for peer-reviewed literature, biological pathway data and technology queries - May 14, 2013
Life Science and High Technology company Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, US, has announced the launch of a novel scientific search engine designed to give researchers easier access to peer-reviewed articles and abstract information on the Company's website, sigma-aldrich.com. The new search engine allows scientists to immediately read the… Read More
NASIG selects Shannon Regan for 2013 Horizon Award - May 14, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO, US, has announced that Shannon Regan, licensed content librarian at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., has been awarded the 2013 North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Horizon Award. The award, sponsored by EBSCO, recognises a promising new information professional. It covers the… Read More
Corrigendum - May 14, 2013
This is with reference to the news alert titled "OCLC launches CONTENTdm hosting services in Australia" covered in the News Section of Knowledgespeak (dated May 10, 2013). It may be noted that the company's software solution, "CONTENTdm," was wrongly mentioned as "CONTENT." The error is deeply regretted. The revised version… Read More
Audio Engineering Society content now discoverable via Serials Solutions Summon service - May 13, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is working with the Audio Engineering Society (AES) to make the rich collection of technical and scientific papers and reports from AES discoverable through the Summon service. The Society's publications span every aspect of audio, from psychoacoustics and amplifier design to… Read More
California OA bill clears state’s Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee - May 13, 2013
A bill that would require California-funded research to be deposited in open access repositories recently passed the state's Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee. The bill was the brainchild of California Council on Science & Tech Fellow Annabelle Kleist. Assemblyman Brian Nestande (R-Palm Desert) introduced the… Read More
