UConn Libraries join HathiTrust Digital Library - September 7, 2011
The UConn Libraries have become the latest member of HathiTrust Digital Library, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating to compile a massive digital library of published scholarship. HathiTrust includes material from the Google Books Library Project, an effort by Google to scan… Read More
JISC, RIN report on role of data centres in developing culture of data sharing among researchers - September 6, 2011
A new study by JISC and the Research Information Network (RIN) has found that data centres have been instrumental in developing a culture of data sharing among researchers. The report has been released ahead of JISC's 'Research Integrity Conference,' scheduled for September 13, 2011. The conference… Read More
EFPIA expresses support for full transparency of clinical data - September 6, 2011
The European Medicines Agency has carried out a consultation on increased transparency and access to information included in companies' applications for marketing authorisation. In its response submitted recently, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) expressed support for the release… Read More
UK’s National Archives releases application interface for 11 million records - September 5, 2011
The National Archives, the official archive of the UK government, has reportedly made details of 11 million records available through an application programming interface (API) it published as part of an ongoing programme to get more official records online. The API… Read More
Portico and Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University in deal to preserve e-journal - September 1, 2011
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) at Cornell University to preserve its e-journal Indonesia Journal. Through this agreement with Portico, SEAP ensures that its e-journal will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers, and… Read More
Medknow Publications preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive - September 1, 2011
The CLOCKSS Archives has partnered with Medknow Publications 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, Medknow Publications has committed to the preservation of their… Read More
Portico and Evolutionary Psychology announce preservation deal - August 31, 2011
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that Evolutionary Psychology has entered into an agreement to preserve its e-journal. Through this agreement with Portico, Evolutionary Psychology seeks to ensure that its e-journal will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers, and students.… Read More
Journal of Addiction Medicine selected for indexing in MEDLINE - August 30, 2011
The Journal of Addiction Medicine (JAM), the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, has been selected for indexing in MEDLINE, the US National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters… Read More
Four BioMed Central journals indexed in MEDLINE - August 29, 2011
Open Access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that four of its titles have recently been accepted for indexing in MEDLINE following a review by the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee. The journals are: Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, Parasites and… Read More
University of California Libraries expand access to orphan works via HathiTrust - August 25, 2011
The University of California Libraries will join with the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin and University of Florida in an initiative to identify and make available digital versions of "orphan works" within the holdings of the HathiTrust Digital Library. HathiTrust is a partnership of… Read More
