NLM launches ‘Rapid Research Notes’ archive for quick scientific communication - August 25, 2009
The US’ National Library of Medicine has announced the introduction of Rapid Research Notes (RRN). Developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a division of NLM, RRN will be used to archive research made available through online venues for rapid scientific communication. The RRN… Read More
Portico announces digital preservation deal with UTS Library - August 21, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with University of Technology Sydney (Australia) Library (UTS Library) to preserve its online collection of 11 e-journals. With this inclusion, over 10,000 e-journals and 27,000 e-books from 77 publishers on behalf of 2,000 societies and… Read More
Portico seeks community input on preservation of DOAJ journals - August 13, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that as the number of Open Access journals continues to increase, it has been approached by several librarians to expand its preservation work with Open Access publishers. Portico already preserves nearly 350 Open Access titles from its… Read More
ARL to host webcast on preservation function in research libraries next month - August 10, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that it is hosting a webcast on ‘Preservation: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities of Research Libraries’ on September 15, 2009, from 1:00-2:00 PM EDT. The webcast is based on the recently released report by Lars Meyer, ‘Safeguarding Collections at… Read More
Portico signs digital preservation deal with Rockefeller University Press - August 7, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with Rockefeller University Press to preserve its online collection of three e-journals. Rockefeller University established a publications department in 1910 and has been publishing scholarly journals in the sciences since 1917. Through this agreement with… Read More
Foot & Ankle Specialist accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE - July 28, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that the journal Foot & Ankle Specialist (FAS) has been accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE. Maintained by the US National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is a premier bibliographic database containing more than 16 million… Read More
JISC-funded repository adds 1000th item - July 23, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that a JISC-funded repository based at Warwick University has uploaded its 1,000th item, just under a year after its launch. The Warwick Research Archive Project (WRAP) continues to add articles and PhD theses to the free… Read More
Portico, Brill sign digital preservation agreement - July 17, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with academic publisher Brill, Netherlands. Under the deal, Portico will preserve the latter's entire online journals collection of 130 titles. With this inclusion, over 10,000 e-journals and 27,000 e-books from 74 publishers on behalf of… Read More
Elsevier journal accepted for coverage in MEDLINE - July 9, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that PM&R -The journal of injury, function and rehabilitation has been accepted for coverage by MEDLINE, just six months after its launch in January 2009. Maintained by the US National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System… Read More
NRC-CISTI, CIHR and the US National Library of Medicine announce three-way partnership to establish PubMed Central Canada - July 8, 2009
The National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) have announced a three-way partnership to establish PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada). PMC Canada will be a national digital… Read More
