Arguments for Open Access to Research Results
By Marin Dacos:
The French newspaper Le Monde has published a public statement, signed by sixty members of the academic community (Presidents of universities, Librarians, Journals, publishers...
Thomson Innovation adds patent records from Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the addition...
Reprints Desk Launches Document Delivery Service for Academic Institutions, Announces Usage by University of...
Reprints Desk, Inc., a Research Solutions company, announced today the launch of A-Z Academic Document Delivery Collection, a new single-article document delivery retrieval service...
Open access in the UK and what it means for scientific research
Joint statement from the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Institute of Physics, The Royal Society, The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society of...
SAGE Reference titles and Online Library Resources honored by Library Journal More SAGE titles...
SAGE Reference titles and online library resources continue to receive recognition for their excellence. This year, Library Journal has selected a key SAGE/CQ Press...
University of Nebraska Omaha is 100th OCLC WorldShare Management Services user in production
The University of Nebraska Omaha is now live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services, making it the 100th institution worldwide to fully implement the new Web-based, cooperative library...
LWW and the American College of Sports Medicine launch seven new exercise science manuals...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has published seven new editions of their exercise science list in partnership with the...
ASME Digital Collection Launches on Powerful New Publishing Platform with Silverchair
ASME (the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) has announced the launch of the ASME Digital Collection(formerly the ASME Digital Library) on SCM6, an online publishing...
Credo Survey Suggests Students Lack Basic Information Skills Critical for Academic and Workforce Success
A survey developed by librarians and sponsored by Credo found that many college students falsely perceive their level of information literacy. The data collected...
OCLC and ProQuest collaborate to enhance library discovery
ProQuest and OCLC are launching a far-reaching data exchange program that will enhance the library discovery experience for users of OCLC’s WorldCat Local service,...
Wiley Announces Retirement of Bob Campbell
Steven Miron, Senior Vice President, Scientific, Technical, Medical and Scholarly, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (NYSE:JWa, JWb) has announced the retirement of longtime executive...
WK Health expands Medi-Span to include Patient Safety Programs File
Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its Medi-Span® solution has been expanded...