Fifty seven UK Academic Libraries now participating in Portico - August 15, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced the expansion of its digital preservation services to twenty more academic libraries in the UK. This brings the total number of UK participating institutions to fifty-seven. JISC has been providing consultation and guiding adoption of digital… Read More
Duke University Press to preserve e-journals in CLOCKSS Archive - August 13, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced a partnership with the Duke University Press to preserve their e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Duke University Press has committed… Read More
Print Archives Preservation Registry now online - August 6, 2012
The Print Archives Preservation Registry (PAPR) has announced that it is now available online at http://papr.crl.edu. The registry is designed to support archiving and management of serial collections by providing detailed information about titles, holdings, and terms and conditions of the major… Read More
Society of Exploration Geophysicists to preserve e-books with Portico - July 26, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will preserve its e-books with Portico. Through this agreement, SEG extends its relationship with Portico, which began in 2009 with the Society’s commitment to preserve its three e-journals and… Read More
Knovel adds Yaws’ Critical Property Data for Chemical Engineers and Chemists to its Critical Content line - July 24, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced the addition of Yaws' Critical Property Data for Chemical Engineers and Chemists to its growing Critical Content line. This new interactive database is exclusively available to Knovel customers. Knovel… Read More
Three new publishers announce participation in CLOCKSS’ digital preservation archive - July 13, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of three new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are: NRC Research Press, Manchester University Press and Orbit: Writing Around Pynchon. The NRC Research Press began as the publishing arm of the National Research Council of… Read More
Columbia University, Thomson Reuters launch data visualisation project - July 3, 2012
Columbia University and business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, have announced the launch of the Advanced Data Visualization Project (ADVP). The project, based at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), will be sponsored by Thomson Reuters. It is projected to facilitate research into… Read More
Pearson launches new version of Equella offering greater integration with Moodle - June 27, 2012
Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, announced the upcoming release of Equella 5.2 (QA 2) the latest version of its digital repository that enables users to search, create and manage content online. The release introduces advanced integration capabilities with Moodle 2.3, the latest… Read More
American Psychological Association’s PsycTESTS to be available via EBSCOhost - June 25, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and the American Psychological Association (APA) have expanded their partnership to allow PsycTESTS to be available via EBSCOhost. The PsycTESTS database provides descriptive summaries, full text and relevant citations on the development and assessment of tests and measures… Read More
Four new publishers announce participation in CLOCKSS’ digital preservation archive - June 20, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of four new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are: PeerJ, Future Science Group, American Society of Plant Biologists and Channel View Publications. PeerJ is an Open Access scholarly publisher in the Biological and Medical Sciences.… Read More
