Wider participation in access initiatives key to expand journal availability, says UK report - June 27, 2008
The UK National Commission for UNESCO recently released a new report titled Improving Access to Scientific Information for Developing Countries: UK Learned Societies and Journal Access Programmes. According to the report, wider participation in access programmes is crucial to make journals and other relevant content available… Read More
Italian University Libraries announce participation in the Portico archive - June 27, 2008
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that 30 academic libraries in Italy have begun participation in the Portico archive. The Italian libraries join more than 460 libraries from 13 countries in supporting Portico and digital preservation. These libraries joined Portico as part of… Read More
Emerald launches online bookstore - June 27, 2008
Academic and professional publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced the launch of the Emerald Bookstore, which allows visitors to browse through over 2,000 books by subject area and to order securely online at http://books.emeraldinsight.com. Following its recent move into book… Read More
Serials Solutions integrates 360 Link OpenURL link resolver service with Google Books - June 27, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced that it has integrated the Serials Solutions 360 Link OpenURL link resolver service with Google Books. This integration enables new avenues of eBook discovery for library patrons. As a 360 Link resource, Google Books provides detailed… Read More
Cell ranked cell biology’s top research journal - June 27, 2008
Cell, the flagship journal of Cell Press, an imprint of STM publisher Elsevier, has been ranked cell biology's top research journal, according to the 2007 Journal Citation Reports published by ThomsonReuters. In the report, released earlier this month, the journal's impact factor increased to 29.9 from… Read More
SirsiDynix unveils new faceted search product - June 27, 2008
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the launch of SirsiDynix Enterprise, a new faceted search product that seeks to become the foundation for a range of user experience solutions. SirsiDynix Enterprise provides the groundwork that will support community/social networking capabilities such as user reviews,… Read More
