ARL publishes Impact Measures in Research Libraries, SPEC Kit 318 - September 15, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Impact Measures in Research Libraries, SPEC Kit 318, which explores the tools and methods libraries use to gauge the difference they make for their user community. SPEC Kit 318 looks at the topics assessment practitioners probe and the… Read More
LWW and Chinese Journal of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery sign licensing agreement - September 15, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with the Chinese Journal of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery (CJAPS). Under the deal, LWW will provide selected articles and abstracts from Plastic and… Read More
Semantico’s SAMS e-commerce to help publishers drive sales - September 15, 2010
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd., UK, has announced the release of an e-commerce component for the Semantico Access Management System (SAMS). With library budgets under pressure, selling access directly to students and researchers is becoming an increasingly important business model. The SAMS e-commerce component allows… Read More
University of Liverpool selects EBSCO Discovery Service - September 15, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that University of Liverpool has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery solution. The university was looking to offer a search tool that would take its users from their initial search to relevant results via… Read More
Apple announces availability of iPad Wi-Fi models in China - September 15, 2010
Apple Inc., a US-based multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers, has announced that the Wi-Fi models of its iPad will be available to customers in China from Apple Retail Stores, and select Apple authorised resellers, beginning September 17. iPad… Read More
Biology Direct launches new online submission system - September 15, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journal Biology Direct - which operates a novel scheme of open peer review - has launched a new online submission system to make submission to the journal considerably more straightforward. Manuscripts published in the journal appear… Read More
