OIC to launch science citation index for Islamic countries - October 21, 2008
Member countries of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have reportedly approved the formation of an Islamic Citation Centre (ISC) to be based in Iran. This was announced at the recently concluded Fourth Islamic Conference of the Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research, held… Read More
SpringerWienNewYork, ESPI launch book series, Studies in Space Policy - October 21, 2008
SpringerWienNewYork, part of Springer Science + Business Media, Germany, and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) have announced the launch of a book series titled 'Studies in Space Policy'. The series is projected to be a platform for publishing academic research on space policy as well… Read More
Walter de Gruyter signs preservation deal with Portico - October 21, 2008
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, recently entered into an agreement with Walter de Gruyter, Germany, to preserve 61 titles from its online journal collection. With this inclusion, over 7,900 e-journals and 4,400 e-books have now been entrusted to the Portico archive. For more than… Read More
Serials Solutions announces new federated Search Connection Development Framework - October 21, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced a new federated search Connection Development Framework for the Serials Solutions 360 Search and WebFeat federated search services. The connection development framework provides developers with new tools and processes to create better, faster and higher quality… Read More
Part 1 of Arthritis Research & Therapy’s 10th anniversary issue available online - October 21, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy is publishing a comprehensive collection of review articles, entitled 'The Scientific Basis of Rheumatology: A Decade of Progress' to mark its 10th anniversary. Part 1 of this special issue is currently… Read More
ARL announces Board of Directors 2008-09 - October 21, 2008
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Thomas C. Leonard, the Kenneth and Dorothy Hill University Librarian and a Professor in the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, began a one-year term as President of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on… Read More
