NLM receives grant to digitise materials from its medical collections - February 1, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, has been named a partner in a multi-centered grant to digitise materials in the history of medicine. As one of five libraries participating in the digital Medical Heritage Project, NLM will receive $360,000… Read More
ARL, others publish comments to FCC on preserving openness of Internet - January 19, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), EDUCAUSE, Internet2, NYSERNet and ACUTA have published comments, welcoming an initiative to preserve the openness of the Internet. The comments are part of a joint filing to the US’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the Net Neutrality proceedings. The non-profit… Read More
JSTOR now indexed in WorldCat.org - January 18, 2010
Authenticated scholars and researchers with online access to full-text content in JSTOR can now locate and connect to articles through WorldCat.org. JSTOR is a preservation archive and research platform for the academic community. Over 4.5 million JSTOR article-level records from more than… Read More
Portico to preserve OA content from BioMed Central - January 13, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that it will preserve BioMed Central's entire collection of 60,000 open access online articles and all newly published articles going forward. With the inclusion of all articles from BioMed Central's 205 online journals, over 10,700 e-journals, including… Read More
British Library to showcase new web tools for UK PubMed Central - January 12, 2010
The British Library has announced that it will showcase a range of new search and data mining tools designed to unlock the scientific knowledge held by UK PubMed Central on January 12, 2010. Researchers will be able to access over 1.7 million full-text, peer reviewed biomedical… Read More
Ex Libris announces beta release of Rosetta Version 2.0 - January 12, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the beta release of version 2.0 of the Ex Libris Rosetta digital preservation system. Currently undergoing beta testing at the National Library of New Zealand, version 2.0 will be rolled out to Rosetta customers in spring 2010.… Read More
Portico and American Geophysical Union sign archiving deal - January 6, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to preserve 10 online journals. With this inclusion, over 10,700 e-journals and 34,000 e-books from 92 publishers on behalf of over 2,000 societies and associations have now been entrusted… Read More
British Library close to gaining legal powers to archive millions of websites - December 28, 2009
British Library, the national library of the UK, will reportedly gain legal powers to archive millions of websites after media reports exposed long delays in introducing the measures. The move by UK ministers to fast-track the provision of new legal powers to British Library follows warnings… Read More
Palgrave Macmillan signs preservation deal with Portico - December 16, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan. Under the deal, Portico will preserve about 5,400 e-books hosted on the Palgrave Connect platform. With this inclusion, over 10,600 e-journals and 34,000 e-books from… Read More
Waters SDMS Vision Publisher made compliant with SAFE-BioPharma standard - December 16, 2009
Laboratory solutions provider Waters Corporation, US, has announced that SDMS Vision Publisher, an electronic laboratory notebook solution for its NuGenesis Scientific Data Management System, has been certified compliant with the SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and signature standard. The SAFE-BioPharma standard is broadly used within the pharmaceutical industry… Read More
