(1 May 2014) IHS Inc. today announced that the recently launched IHS Knowledge Collections™ of essential engineering and technical reference content now offer access to more than 100 million documents, comprising a unique collection of critical industry and discipline knowledge for engineers, scientists and other technical professionals. Further details here.
(1 May 2014, Farmington Hills, Mich.) Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and education resources for libraries, schools and businesses, today announced the launch of InterLink, a new technology that connects current articles from newspapers, magazines and journals with contextual reference content found within eBooks on Gale Virtual Reference Library…
(1 May 2014) Curtin University, Australia, is recruiting the University Librarian who will provide leadership, management and direction. Also significant will be engaging with the national and international library profession to ensure the Library’s inclusion in new and collaborative developments. The closing date is 19 May 2014. See the job description and employment details here.…
(28 April 2014, Bellingham, Washington, USA) Research articles by authors at Max Planck Society institutes that are published in SPIE journals will be open access under a new agreement with SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. Under the agreement, the Max Planck Society will pay open access fees for articles submitted by researchers…
(17 April 2014, Kobe) A growing number of universities in Japan are introducing software systems to detect plagiarism in academic papers amid a recent plagiarism controversy at Riken, the state-backed research institute. And because of a recent ordinance that all doctoral theses must be published on the internet, plagiarism issues need to be identified before…
(30 April 2014) McDonald’s has partnered with Kobo to offer a free kids’ eBook download with every Happy Meal purchased. An eBook voucher will feature on every Happy Meal box enabling parents to download a free children’s eBook compatible with a wide range of electronic devices and operating systems. The new e-book voucher is the…
(28 April 2014) The British Library’s new Reading Room for newspapers, broadcast and digital news officially is open for researchers. It provides access to the UK’s national news collection – 750 million pages of newspapers and periodicals, 4.8 million archived websites and thousands of hours of broadcast news. It is the culmination of a GBP33…
(25 April 2014) The Japan News is reporting that the Diet has enacted a bill to revise the copyright law to recognize publishing rights for electronic books. Reportedly, rights holders will be able to file suits to stop pirated digital books from being distributed on the Internet. The Japan News has the story.
2014年1月13日，中华人民共和国国务院总理李克强在北京会见了Science 《科学》杂志主编Marcia McNutt女士。在会见期间，双方谈及了一系列的科学技术问题，其中涉及太空探索，国际合作以及气候变化等。 李克强总理指出，中国面临的主要挑战之一是在保护自然环境、控制温室气体的同时为经济增长实现对资源的可持续性开发。李克强总理希望Science 《科学》杂志能够继续帮助推动中国科学与技术的进步，增强国际科学成果的交流。 详细内容请见美国科学促进会AAAS新闻，以及2014年4月11日发表的《科学》社论文章， 该《科学》社论文章的相应中文内容刊登于由中国科学院主管的媒体《中国科学报》上，请点击阅读中文文章。 13 January 2014, Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, met with Science magazine editor Ms. Marcia McNutt. During the meeting, the two sides talked about a series of scientific and technical issues including space exploration, international cooperation and climate change. Premier Li Keqiang pointed out…
(28 April 2014, Alexandria, VA) Alexander Street Press has debuted Australasian Literature Online, a web collection that celebrates the vibrancy of poetry and fiction from across Australasia. Australasian Literature Online is growing to include more than 120,000 pages of writings penned from the 1930s to the present day. This expansive online resource is designed for…
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