Physics Research Promotion Center of Taiwan to join SCOAP3 - January 29, 2013
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) has announced that the Physics Research Promotion Center of Taiwan has expressed its interest in joining the SCOAP3 consortium, representing the contribution of Taiwan. With this new participation, the SCOAP3 partnership now includes hundreds… Read More
Palgrave Macmillan announces OA option for monographs and Palgrave Pivot publications - January 29, 2013
Academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced that it will offer authors and their funders the option to publish open access (OA) research across all publication formats. Palgrave Macmillan journal articles, monographs and Palgrave Pivot publications can now be made available with immediate open access upon… Read More
Swiss library BiG opts for Ex Libris’ Primo and Alma solutions - January 29, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Bibliothek am Guisanplatz (BiG) in Switzerland has adopted its Primo discovery and delivery solution and the next-generation Alma resource management service. BiG, the leading library of the Alexandria Library Network, reportedly required an integrated framework… Read More
Springer launches ‘Springer Book Archives’ at ALA MW - January 28, 2013
STM publisher Springer announced the launch of the Springer Book Archives (SBA) at the 2013 American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting (ALA MW), offering online access to 37,000 historic, English-language eBooks. The SBA will be completed by the end of this year, and when finished researchers, students… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches Ideation Challenge to expand scientific discovery experience on Web of Knowledge - January 28, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters announced the launch of its Ideation Challenge at the American Library Association (ALA) Mid Winter Meeting. Ideation Challenge is a contest for the scientific and scholarly research community, designed to expand the discovery experience offered by Thomson Reuters… Read More
EBSCO adds thousands of e-books to eBook Academic Collection - January 28, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that thousands of e-books have been added to the eBook Academic Collection, increasing the number of e-books to more than 112,000. The collection supplies full-text e-books covering a broad spectrum of academic subjects from technology, science and… Read More
