Two high energy physics journals from Springer to participate in SCOAP3 - September 28, 2012
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) has chosen two Springer journals to participate in the initiative. The SCOAP3 consortium aims to convert journals in high energy physics to open access. The two Springer journals are: the… Read More
University of Utah, NPG join Labtiva’s pilot for access to single journal articles - September 28, 2012
Software company Labtiva, US, has launched a pilot programme that seeks to provide libraries and institutions with affordable and instant access to scientific articles in non-subscribed journals. The first participants in the pilot programme, called ReadCube Access, are the University of Utah and Read More
Northern Caribbean University selects EBSCO Discovery Service to help increase database usage - September 28, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the Northern Caribbean University in Jamaica has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to provide an easy to use and powerful discovery tool that will search the university's entire collection. The discovery solution from EBSCO will be… Read More
Maney Publishing to deploy Editorial Manager to humanities and social science journals - September 28, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced that it will be deploying the Editorial Manager (EM) peer review system to some 40 humanities and social science (HSS) publications in the near future. EM is currently available for Maney's entire list of STM journals and interest in… Read More
Association of Research Libraries releases free recording of MINES for Libraries Webcast - September 28, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries has released a free recording of the MINES for Libraries Webcast, held on September 18, 2012. The webcast provides potential and current participants with vital information about the MINES (Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services) for Libraries service, an online,… Read More
Four new publishers to participate in CLOCKSS Archive - September 28, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of four new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers include the American Diabetes Association, the American Meteorological Society, Clay Minerals Society and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. The American Diabetes Association seeks to prevent and cure… Read More
