ARL releases preprint essay encouraging libraries to support SCOAP3 - April 11, 2008
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published an online preprint essay by Ivy Anderson, Director of Collections, California Digital Library, encouraging libraries to support the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3). In her essay, 'The Audacity of SCOAP3,' Anderson encourages everyone… Read More
Collexis to develop Advanced Expert Profiling System for Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University - April 11, 2008
Knowledge management and discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, has announced that Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) has selected the company to develop an Advanced Expert Profiling System. The system will allow the University's students, faculty and researchers to connect via a Web interface. Also, it… Read More
ebrary offers complimentary access to library science e-books - April 11, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that it will provide librarians as well as students and faculty in library science and related programmes with complimentary access to its Library Center for one year in support of National Library Week, April 13-19, 2008. Subsidised by ebrary,… Read More
New open access journal on plastic surgery launched - April 11, 2008
A Professor and Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) - New Jersey Medical School, has launched a new medical journal, ePlasty, to provide open access to vital information on plastic surgery via the internet. The e-journal, created by Dr. Mark Granick… Read More
Five more BioMed Central journals indexed by Thomson Scientific - April 11, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that Thomson Scientific has accepted five more of its open access journals for indexing. The journals are: BMC Veterinary Research; Cardiovascular Ultrasound; Frontiers in Zoology; Neural Development; and Nutrition Journal. Having been accepted for tracking, all five journals… Read More
PeerView acquires Veritas Clinical Trial Register - April 11, 2008
Medical publishing solutions provider PeerView, US, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Veritas Clinical Trials Register platform (VCTR) from Veritas Medicine, a privately held company. VCTR is claimed to be the only enterprise scalable online compliance platform available to support the increasingly… Read More
