K.U.Leuven selects Ex Libris Rosetta for digital preservation - September 19, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Belgium's world-renowned K.U.Leuven has decided to enhance its Leuven Integrated Archive System (LIAS) by adding the Ex Libris Rosetta digital preservation system to the university's suite of library products. Rosetta will enable the university to… Read More
RLUK announces new Unique and Distinctive Collections Project Manager appointment - September 19, 2011
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has appointed Alison Cullingford, Special Collections Librarian at the University of Bradford, to the position of Unique and Distinctive Collections Project Manager. The aim of this specialised part-time role is to help maximise the potential of unique and distinctive collections (UDCs)… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 19, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Have Journal Editors Become Anachronisms?); Stevan Harnad (Implementing OA - policy cases and comparisons); Robert Niles (Apps vs. eBooks: Where can newsrooms and journalists make the most money?); Audrey Watter (School Libraries Struggle with E-Book Loans); and Kent… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - September 19, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Google seen close to settling lawsuit with publishers - September 16, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and five publisher plaintiffs have reportedly informed a US judge that they are close to settling a lawsuit over the former’s controversial book-scanning project. Negotiations between Google and the… Read More
Elsevier announces new enhancement to SciVal Spotlight - September 16, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has launched a new enhancement to SciVal Spotlight, an integrated collaboration analysis enabling institutional decision makers to identify and evaluate partnerships at an institutional and author level. As a rising number of institutions shift their focus towards collaborative relationships to secure funding… Read More
