Elsevier study finds correlation between investment in university libraries and grants - August 10, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the results of a new international study that demonstrates the value of the academic library to the institution in improving grant proposal and report writing and in helping researchers attract grant income. Of the eight institutions participating from around the… Read More
John Wiley & Sons launches Wiley Online Library - August 10, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), which will connect the global scholarly community to an extensive multidisciplinary collection of online resources. Wiley Online Library offers integrated access to more than 4 million articles from 1,500 journals,… Read More
Springer’s Chinese Library of Science makes up almost half the SCI-listed titles - August 10, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced that with the adoption of the journal Frontiers in Physics into the Science Citation Index (SCI), a total of 45 journals from Springer's Chinese Library of Science are now listed in the Thomson Reuters index. With this new addition, almost half… Read More
EBSCO unveils study on social media use in European Libraries at IFLA event - August 10, 2010
Content technology and consultative services provider EBSCO recently unveiled the results of its survey of 1200 participants on the use of social media in libraries in Europe. EBSCO released the study as part of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) marketing satellite event… Read More
European consortium to tackle digital preservation challenge launched - August 10, 2010
A new not-for-profit international consortium known as the Open Planets Foundation (OPF) has been formed to tackle the digital preservation challenge in Europe. Covering everything from medical records to family photos, current estimates suggest that there already exists over 100 GB of data for every individual… Read More
Google, Verizon outline network neutrality rules - August 10, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., a US-based American broadband and telecommunications company, have released a policy statement, according to which, phone and cable TV companies, that provide Internet access, should be barred from slowing down, blocking or charging to prioritise Internet… Read More
