WebJunction connects library staff competencies to new social learning platform - February 18, 2009
WebJunction, an online learning community for librarians and library staff, has released Library Management Competencies, a guide to courses and resources to help current and aspiring library managers to be more successful in their work. All WebJunction courses and programmes take place within its unique social… Read More
Reed Business Information-US opts for Nstein’s digital supply chain platform - February 18, 2009
Nstein Technologies, Inc., a Canada-based provider of online publishing solutions for newspapers, magazines and online content providers, has announced that B2B publisher Reed Business Information (RBI) - US has chosen Nstein's WCM (Web Content Management), TME (Text Mining Engine) and DAM (Digital… Read More
Landman Library Catalog goes live with interface from LibLime - February 18, 2009
LibLime, a US-based provider of open source library software, and Arcadia University have announced that the Landman Library Catalog has gone live. Landman Library is a collection of online resources, databases (proprietary and open content) and the library catalogue, accessible to all Arcadia University faculty and… Read More
Springer signs publishing deal with Society for Mycotoxin Research - February 18, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has signed an agreement with the Society for Mycotoxin Research to publish the Society's official journal Mycotoxin Research. Dr. Ewald Usleber of the Institute of Veterinary Food Science at the University of Giessen, Germany, will serve as the editor-in-chief of the journal… Read More
200 scholarly publications now available as part of Emerald’s new online journal collection, Emerald Management Xtra Plus - February 18, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that 200 scholarly publications are now available as part of its new flagship online journal collection, Emerald Management Xtra Plus. Emerald has been expanding and consolidating its portfolio through a rigorous acquisition and new… Read More
Twenty-one BioMed Central journals get five-year impact factor ratings - February 18, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that out of its 42 journals with impact factors, 21 have been tracked for long enough to allow five-year impact factors to be calculated by Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters recently updated the 2007 Journal Citation Report to include… Read More
