Future Science Group journals selected for coverage on Embase - June 24, 2010
Publisher Future Science Group, UK, has announced that its journals Epigenomics, Imaging in Medicine and Interventional Cardiology have been selected for coverage on Embase. Embase is a comprehensive database which holds over 20 million indexed records from more than 7,000 active, peer-reviewed journals. The database delivers… Read More
Researchers to gain free access to journals published in Africa - June 21, 2010
A full-text, digital archive of journal articles published in Africa is now available at www.ajarchive.org. The African Journal Archive is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and managed by South Africa-based Sabinet. It will make African research and cultural heritage published in Africa available free… Read More
Portico and John Benjamins Publishing Company in deal to preserve e-journals - June 21, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with academic publisher John Benjamins Publishing Company to preserve the latter's entire collection of 47 e-journals. With the inclusion of these 47 e-journals, over 11,000 e-journals, 33,000 e-books and 10 d-collections from 110 publishers on… Read More
Portico Archive reaches new milestone in digital preservation - June 16, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that 110 publishers, representing over 2,000 professional and scholarly societies, are now participating in the Portico archive. Furthermore, nearly 15 million articles are now safely preserved in the Portico archive. The 110 publishers who have entrusted their… Read More
GPO joins digital preservation alliance – LOCKSS - June 15, 2010
The US Government Printing Office (GPO) has joined a worldwide digital preservation alliance, Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS). With this move, GPO seeks to collaborate with federal depository libraries and other organisations on preservation initiatives. Since its founding in 1861,… Read More
JISC, Research Libraries UK unveil plans to open up metadata - June 10, 2010
The Resource Discovery Taskforce, organised by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Research Libraries UK (RLU), announced its vision at a recent JISC event called 'Survive or Thrive'. According to the taskforce, new plans to open up library, archive and museum collections will make it… Read More
Expert panel examines role of libraries in preserving and disseminating research data - June 9, 2010
A panel of experts at the US' National Academies of Science recently discussed the role of libraries in the curation and preservation of, and access to, research data. The talks were held under the auspices of the National Research Council's Board on Research Data and Information.… Read More
Thomas Telford signs preservation deal with Portico - June 3, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced a preservation agreement with Thomas Telford, the UK-based knowledge business of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Thomas Telford's initial commitment will be to deposit to the archive the 35 e-journals and proceedings series published on behalf of… Read More
Library of Congress and Columbia University partner to develop geospatial data preservation clearinghouse - May 31, 2010
The Library of Congress and Columbia University have announced an agreement to create a web-based clearinghouse of information about best practices for preserving significant geospatial data. The Library of Congress's National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) will fund development of the clearinghouse at the… Read More
The Goportis Consortium selects Ex Libris’ Rosetta digital preservation solution - May 27, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Germany, has announced that the Goportis consortium has selected the Rosetta digital preservation solution to provide sustainable access to digital resources for future generations. With the Rosetta infrastructure and technology, Goportis will preserve the collections under its members' guardianship and… Read More
