HighWire strengthens Publication Management team - July 12, 2011
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University libraries, has announced the appointment of two high profile members to its Publication Management team - Judith Barnsby, based in the UK, and Bert Carelli, at its headquarters in California. Judith Barnsby comes to HighWire with more… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - July 12, 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
ASTM International partners with Scope for enhancing the findability of its Digital Library content - July 11, 2011
Content enhancement and knowledge services provider Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope), India, has announced that it has been selected by ASTM International, the globally recognised leader in international standards development, for its subject matter expert (SME)-curated knowledge mining and indexing services. Under the… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell reports continued growth in impact factor journals - July 11, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly business of publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a continued increase in the number and proportion of its journal titles with an impact factor, with 1,087 titles (73 percent) included in the 2010 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). … Read More
Florida State University and University of Florida receive $10 million NSF grant to digitise nation’s biological collections - July 11, 2011
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to Florida State University (FSU) and the University of Florida (UF) to coordinate 92 institutions in 45 states working to digitise the nation's biological collections. The grant is part of the… Read More
NISO’s draft policy on Physical Delivery of Library Resources available for public comment - July 11, 2011
The US' National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the availability of Physical Delivery of Library Resources (NISO RP-12-201x) for a public comment period ending on August 21, 2011. The physical delivery of library materials is an integral component of the library resource sharing process. … Read More
