Bowker survey to assess e-book purchasing trends across the world - October 13, 2011
Bowker, through BML Bowker in the UK, will launch a major study that will assess and track device adoption, attitudes and purchasing habits of e-book consumers in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America. The study, commencing in January 2012 and repeating annually, will purportedly… Read More
ARL publishes Issue 7 of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs - October 12, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published issue 7 of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs. The newsletter provides an opportunity for former ARL diversity programmes participants to share information about key issues and emerging trends in the workplace. 2000–2001 Leadership and Career Development… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils Infection Xpert to reduce hospital-acquired infections - October 12, 2011
Thomson Reuters, a US-based provider of information for healthcare professionals, has launched Infection Xpert, a clinical intelligence dashboard. The tool is designed to help infection preventionists (IPs) manage and reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), capture and submit mandated infection reporting metrics, and analyse hospital infection data to… Read More
CCC launches suite of new services to simplify licensing of content between rightsholders - October 12, 2011
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has launched a suite of new services to simplify the licensing of content between rightsholders and enable republication - the Permissions Acquisition Service and the Republication License. These services were developed in response to… Read More
Elsevier introduces Protein Interaction Browser application on SciVerse ScienceDirect - October 12, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has introduced the Protein Interaction Browser, a new application available on SciVerse ScienceDirect. The Protein Interaction Browser allows readers to view and interactively explore protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks for all proteins in a scientific paper. The browser is currently available for the… Read More
JISC Collections guide for problems resulting from journal transfers - October 11, 2011
JISC Collections has published a guide titled 'Society Journal Publishing: Problems Associated with Journals Transferring Between Publishers - Guidelines to Help Achieve a Successful Transition'. The guide seeks to address the issues related to the transfer of journal titles among publishers. Each year significant numbers of… Read More
EBSCO announces enhancements to EBSCONET ERM Essentials - October 7, 2011
Information services provider EBSCO, US, has announced that EBSCONET ERM Essentials, the company’s e-resource management system (ERM), was recently upgraded to include improved navigation, hover-over previews, and more. These enhancements, a direct result of customer feedback, are designed to make this cutting-edge tool even more effective… Read More
ALA Office for Research & Statistics calls for proposals for the ALA Research Series - October 5, 2011
The ALA Office for Research & Statistics is inviting book proposals for the peer reviewed ALA Research Series. The ALA Research Series seeks to expand the knowledge base of library research by publishing accessible and practical analysis that addresses topics of importance to libraries, librarians… Read More
SAE International publishes new book on friction material development - October 4, 2011
SAE International, US, has announced that a new book on automotive tribological composites, focusing on friction material development, is now available from SAE International. A large portion of the book delves deeply into materials for binders, resins, fibers, abrasives, lubricants, and fillers, providing background on… Read More
OUP launches new online platform for cross-university press monograph content - October 4, 2011
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced the creation of an online platform for university press monograph content. Having redeveloped the Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO), OUP is launching University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) and inviting the University Press community to take advantage of a… Read More
