AAAS not endorsing Research Works Act - January 20, 2012
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has reaffirmed its support for the current public access policy of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Contrary to recent news reports, AAAS does not endorse… Read More
Elsevier to publish The Ocular Surface journal - January 20, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will publish The Ocular Surface, a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the external eye and vision. Starting January 2012, Elsevier will continue the publication of the quarterly journal. The Ocular Surface delivers reviews of important work in laboratory… Read More
BioMed Central notes expanded use of ‘Availability of supporting data section’ in journals - January 20, 2012
Open Access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that since it introduced additional data sharing resources for authors and editors last year, there have been a number of further developments in the field that have necessitated an update to its supporting data information. Eight more… Read More
University of Delaware Library selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 20, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that the University of Delaware Library has selected the OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its Web-based cooperative library management system for metadata management, acquisitions, circulation, discovery, license management and workflow improvements. The Library is the first member of the… Read More
Gale and National Geographic in deal to provide online archive of over 100 years of National Geographic magazine - January 20, 2012
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and National Geographic, a non-profit scientific and educational organisation, has announced an agreement to provide an online archive of more than 100 years of National Geographic magazine. Available to libraries this spring, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 will… Read More
SPIE partners with CLOCKSS to preserve digital library content - January 20, 2012
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced a partnership with the CLOCKSS Archive to preserve the content of the SPIE Digital Library, a collection of optics and photonics literature, in the CLOCKSS dark archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, SPIE has committed to… Read More
