Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 17, 2009
The Fourth edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Colin Smith (Concern about accepted manuscripts and the possibility of open access publishing); Gavin Baker (NIH Open-Access Policy Turns 1 Year Old); Kent Anderson (Are e-Books Already Mainstream?); David Clover (Online Research Papers Database - ORO); and Roddy MacLeod (Top… Read More
New ARL white paper provides strategic directions for the Federal Depository Library Program - April 16, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published a white paper, 'Strategic Directions for the Federal Depository Library Program' (FDLP). The paper calls for a reframing of the FDLP to ensure a robust and effective program for the future. The US Government Printing Office (GPO) is… Read More
OCLC awarded $5 million grant to develop public information campaign to support libraries - April 16, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a public information campaign. The campaign will help public library leaders heighten awareness of the needs of local libraries and… Read More
Oxford University Press USA joins PubEasy book ordering service - April 16, 2009
Books enquiry and ordering services provider PubEasy, UK, has announced that Oxford University Press in the US, which is affiliated with the largest scholarly press in the world, has joined the growing PubEasy community of booksellers and suppliers. As a new PubEasy member, joining its affiliate… Read More
Semantico offers rapid versions of publishing platform and access management system - April 16, 2009
Online publishing solutions provider Semantico Ltd., UK, has announced a redesign of its service offering around the introduction of 'rapid' versions of its online publishing platform, Semantico Information Publishing Platform (SIPP), and its identity and access management system, Semantico Access Management System (SAMS). The new rapid… Read More
Serials Solutions offers new features for federated search services - April 16, 2009
Serials Solutions, the e-resource access and management services arm of ProQuest, US, has announced the release of enhanced Full-Text and Peer Review features for the Serials Solutions 360 Search federated search service. Using a combination of data supplied by the Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks knowledgebase and Ulrich's… Read More
