(7 October 2013) Showcasing treasures of the University Archives and Special Collections, this inaugural exhibition brings formerly hidden gems out of storage, some hundreds of years old; among them, rare books in the history of science and antique maps of China. At this exhibition, you will see rare early editions of books by Galileo and…
(7 October 2013) INELI is a part of Bill and Melinda Gates International Network of Emerging Library Innovators. Their latest report Building Libraries for Tomorrow (by Jakob Laerkes, Director Gladsaxe Libraries, Denmark and Patti Manolis, Chief Executive Officer, Geelong Regional Library Corporation, Australia) explores a number of key factors and spaces required for successful library…
John Bohannon reports on a spoof paper concocted by Science which had little or no scrutiny at many open access journals. Read the worrying but entertaining story here. It appears in Science 4 October 2013: Vol. 342 no. 6154 pp. 60-65
(7 October 2013) The Royal Society of Chemistry today announces a new subject-based repository that will make it easier for researchers to find and share relevant journal articles and data from a single point of access. David James, the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Executive Director of Strategic Innovation, said: “The Chemical Sciences Repository will offer…
(7 October 2013) Simon & Schuster and Yilin Press today announced an unprecedented distribution and publishing agreement that will greatly expand the availability of electronic editions of works in Mandarin for readers worldwide. Under the agreement, Simon & Schuster will distribute eBooks of a broad cross-section of Yilin Press’s Mandarin language titles, making these works…
Science’s Special Issue on Communication in Science: Pressures and Predators includes free news and reviews on the lack of scrutiny at open-access journals, the rarity of published negative studies, and publishing sensitive data. As a service to the community, AAAS is making these articles free to the public. Read the Special Issue here.
(2 October 2013) The study looks closely both at UK college plans to develop MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and to use the MOOCs from other institutions in their curricula. The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: How many colleges accept credits for taking MOOCs? How many have plans to accept such…
( 3 October 2013) Thieme has launched Thieme eSpine, a unique online resource that gives spine care professionals unprecedented access to Thieme’s entire spine collection. This powerful platform includes more than 250 surgical procedures, with illustrated steps and detailed techniques; eBooks containing more than 18,000 pages of spine content; over 19,000 images, freely downloadable; and…
SAGE is offering free access to its award-winning online research tools and resources until 31 October 2013. More here.
The conference for information on the move is hosted by the Open University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, 27-30 May in Hong Kong. There is a call for papers. Visit the website.
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