Elsevier and EarthChem implement two-way linking for Earth Sciences content - October 28, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and EarthChem, a portal facilitating discovery and accessibility of a consortium of databases, have implemented two-way linking between their respective Earth Sciences content. Elsevier-published research articles from 32 journals, hosted on SciVerse ScienceDirect will be automatically linked to the corresponding research datasets… Read More
University of Cincinnati Libraries selects Serials Solutions Summon discovery service to enhance accessibility - May 24, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that the University of Cincinnati Libraries have selected Serials Solutions Summon web-scale discovery service to enhance the accessibility of its vast array of e-resources and library… Read More
Elsevier announced winner of JISC Techdis Award for Accessibility - May 10, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has won the first JISC TechDis Publisher Lookup Award. The award recognises publishers who excel in changing and adapting their business processes to meet their customers’ accessibility needs. The JISC TechDis Publisher Lookup Awards are the brainchild of Alistair McNaught, senior advisor… Read More
FCC releases working paper addressing accessibility and technology issues - April 26, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission has issued the agency’s first ever working paper addressing accessibility and technology issues. Part of a series of working papers released in conjunction with the National Broadband Plan, the paper considers the numerous barriers to broadband usage faced by people with disabilities,… Read More
JISC TechDis launches new tool to improve internet accessibility - January 21, 2010
Educational advisory service JISC TechDis, UK, has announced the beta release of a new internet browser tool that seeks to make information on the web more accessible for everyone, especially disabled users. The JISC TechDis toolbar has been created in partnership with the University of Southampton’s… Read More
