Ex Libris announces beta launch of Primo Central - January 15, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the launch of Primo Central for beta testing at 14 partner institutions. When searching in their institution’s Primo interface, users in partner libraries will have seamless access to the Primo Central mega-aggregate of scholarly e-content. Primo Central… Read More
Dear Subscriber - January 15, 2010
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Panel calls on US agencies to develop policies for better public access to research results - January 14, 2010
An expert panel of librarians, library scientists, publishers and university academic leaders has called on US federal agencies that fund research, to develop and implement a more robust scholarly publishing system. The policies ought to ensure free public access to the results of the research they fund ‘as soon as… Read More
Google may exit Chinese operations over attacks and govt. curbs - January 14, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has threatened to pull out operations in China citing massive cyber attacks on its computers and China’s efforts to ‘limit free speech on the web.’ The move, if pursued, would be a highly odd reprimand of China by one… Read More
Elsevier to sponsor Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference - January 14, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference will be held from May 16-18, 2010, in Arlington, VA, US. The event, supported by medical journal The Lancet, is being organised in association with the book ‘Genomic and Personalized Medicine’ by Huntington… Read More
Annual Reviews announces new collection of economics journals - January 14, 2010
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews, US, has announced its new collection of economics journals. The new journals are: Annual Review of Economics, Annual Review of Financial Economics and Annual Review of Resource Economics. The new titles summarise developments in their respective fields and reflect the advancement of… Read More
