NPG ties up with Charlesworth to incorporate XMP metadata in PDF version of ‘Nature’ - July 1, 2009
Publishing solutions provider The Charlesworth Group, UK, has announced a partnership with scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, to incorporate eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP) metadata within online PDFs for the science journal Nature. The move is expected to improve the archiving of new… Read More
Laurier University teams up with BioMed to launch institutional repository - June 25, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, and Wilfrid Laurier University have announced the launch of Laurier IR, an institutional repository. Laurier IR provides a visible point of open access archiving of intellectual output for all members of the university community. Built on BioMed Central's 'Open Repository'… Read More
NPG permits data- and text-mining on self-archived manuscripts - June 22, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that it will explicitly permit academic reuse of archived author manuscripts. The announcement was made by David Hoole, Head of Content Licensing, at the OAI6 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Researchers can now data-mine and text-mine author manuscripts… Read More
Springer expands agreement with Portico - June 19, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that STM publisher Springer, Germany, has expanded its agreement with the digital preservation service. The company has named Portico as a mechanism for perpetual access (also known as post-cancellation access) for its more than 800 titles preserved… Read More
Emerald signs agreement with Portico to preserve e-journals - June 17, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced an agreement with non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US. Portico provides a service to permanently preserve scholarly research in electronic form so that this information will remain accessible to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health signs preservation deal with Portico - June 12, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US. Under the deal, Portico will preserve more than 300 periodicals published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), Adis International, and Facts… Read More
Walter de Gruyter announces preservation deal with Portico - June 5, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with Walter de Gruyter to preserve its entire electronic book collection of about 1,200 titles. Through this agreement with Portico, Walter de Gruyter furthers its preservation strategy, which already includes participation in Portico on behalf… Read More
NRC-CISTI launches gateway to scientific data - May 27, 2009
The National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), Canada, recently launched a new initiative, Gateway to Scientific Data, for researchers to access scientific data generated during the research process. Researchers now have a central gateway for easier access to Canadian scientific, technical… Read More
Cambridge Journals launches new digital archive - May 26, 2009
Cambridge Journals, a division of Cambridge University Press (CUP), US, has announced the launch of a digital archive featuring over 20,000 issues of academic journals published by CUP.
Wolters Kluwer Health and Portico announce archiving deal - May 20, 2009
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has signed an agreement with non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, to enable the digital preservation of its extensive online journal collection. The agreement ensures that the more than 300 periodicals published by Lippincott Williams &… Read More
