National Library of China gains access to Cambridge Journals Digital Archive - September 17, 2012
The National Library of China (NLC) has gained access to the Cambridge Journals Digital Archive (CJDA) Complete Collection. The complete CJDA comprises 207 journals published from 1770 to 2010 and will provide substantial support to research institutes and universities throughout China. The broad subject areas… Read More
Prof. Linfa Wang named Editor-in-Chief of Virology Journal - September 17, 2012
Virology Journal, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Professor Linfa Wang as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. He replaces Professor Robert Garry, Tulane University, USA, who founded the journal in 2004. Professor Wang is a researcher in emerging infections,… Read More
PLA obtains grant to develop online digital literacy resource collection - September 17, 2012
The US' Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced that the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has been awarded a $291,178 grant through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. PLA will partner with the ALA's Office… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 17, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Are Scientists Themselves to Blame for Exaggerated Claims in Science Journalism?); Joe Wikert (Piracy, pricing, and ebook hoarding: How is ebook pricing changing our behavior?); Mike Shatzkin (Rethinking what’s happening with ebook prices); David Crotty (Are University Block… Read More
EBSCO Publishing named to InformationWeek 500 list - September 14, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has been named to this year's InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. This is the second year in a row that EBSCO has achieved this recognition. The annual list was… Read More
SAGE set to publish Canadian Pharmacists Journal - September 14, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has reached an agreement with the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) to publish its flagship journal, the Canadian Pharmacists Journal (CPJ), beginning in 2013. Established in 1868, CPJ is the oldest continuously published periodical in Canada. CPJ features original research and review papers… Read More
