(10 February 2015) What are altmetrics? Altmetric (the company) defines them as alternative metrics, or indicators of impact and engagement that extend far beyond traditional methods of influence measurement. Whereas to date academics and those involved in scholarly communication have looked primarily to impact factors and citation counts to assess the success of a piece…
(9 February 2015, Ann Arbor, MI) ProQuest is accepting applications for its 2015 Roger K. Summit Scholarship, which will award US$5,000 to a promising graduate student in library and information sciences. Global in scope, the popular scholarship has been awarded annually for more than 20 years to students who envision new, meaningful expansions of and…
(9 February 2015, Columbus, Ohio and Karlsruhe, Germany) Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe have announced the latest release of the new STN platform, a web-based search solution offering essential, value-added content in an intuitive, powerful interface designed for professional IP searching. New databases deliver highly anticipated content, including premier biomedical databases BIOSIS®, MEDLINE®…
(9 February 2015, Baltimore, MD) The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and UKSG announce that the Transfer Code of Practice will now be supported and maintained by NISO. The Code provides voluntary guidelines for publishers to follow when transferring journal titles between parties to ensure that the journal content remains easily accessible by librarians and…
(8 February 2015, New Delhi) With its presence in India spanning more than 100 years, the Oxford University Press (OUP) has embarked on a slew of new initiatives for the Indian audience like print on demand, a digital platform for writers and local publishing and adaptations of its global medicine programme. The Deccan Herald has…
(6 February 2015) The CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) Archive has partnered with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to safeguard access to content in the Science family of journals, published by AAAS, in the event of an unforeseen “trigger event” such as a natural disaster. Under the agreement, AAAS/Science content will be preserved…
(6 February 2015) The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has begun work to envision a unified digital platform for all public libraries in England. This new digital platform for public libraries will improve how library customers can access, understand, and use the information and resources that libraries provide, including book catalogues, digital resources, IT training,…
(January 2015) This edition of the Directory of Asia Pacific Libraries published by Research and Markets provide essential details on all libraries throughout the Asia Pacific region including universities, public and special libraries and including the libraries of institutes and research centres. This new edition provides the most up-to-date information available and, to ensure accuracy…
(7 February 2015, Stanford, CA) The United States’ oldest Chinese civil rights organizations, the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A), announced its Grand Lodge archives will be placed with Stanford Libraries. The announcement took place at C.A.C.A. headquarters on Stockton Street in San Francisco. Established in San Francisco in 1895 as the Native Sons of the…
By Ruth A. Pagell* 12 Asian institutions are in the top 50 worldwide and 3 Asian countries are in the top 10 for publishing articles in the “best” journals. Ruth’s Rankings 7 and 8 follow up on previous rankings by looking at other methodologies that drill further down into scholarly output and provide different options…
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