Universities can contribute millions to economy by adopting OA, says JISC report - June 17, 2010
Universities could be adding millions of pounds to the UK economy, according to findings announced this week by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) at a Universities UK event. The report, Modelling scholarly communication options: costs and benefits for universities, is authored by Alma Swan. It… Read More
Thomson Reuters completes Academic Reputation Survey, achieves record response rate - June 17, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it has completed its Academic Reputation Survey, achieving a record 13,388 responses from professional scholars worldwide. The survey forms part of Thomson Reuters Global Institutional Profiles Project, an initiative that will create data-driven profiles of globally significant… Read More
ALA’s Office for Information Technology policy brief examines influence of mobile devices on library services - June 17, 2010
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has published a brief discussing how mobile devices are affecting library services. The policy brief is titled 'There's an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations.' Authored by OITP… Read More
OCLC-RIN report examines information tools used by researchers - June 17, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, and the UK's Research Information Network (RIN) have released a report titled 'A Slice of Research Life: Information Support for Research in the United States'. According to the report, relationships between researchers and traditional library and university support for research… Read More
AIP and Chinese Physical Society announce content-sharing agreement - June 17, 2010
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced a new content-sharing agreement between AIP's physics magazine, Physics Today, and Wuli, a leading physics monthly published by the Chinese Physical Society in Beijing. Under the agreement, which will expire after one year, Wuli editors will translate and… Read More
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses now available to IOPscience extra customers in beta release - June 17, 2010
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that IOPscience extra subscribers can now search for ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) from the IOPscience website platform. According to the publisher, it is for the first time that physics-related graduate works are being made… Read More
