What is the true cost of publishing a paper in a scientific journal? A News Feature in this week’s Nature finds that this seemingly simple question is remarkably hard to answer. The article is part of a special package that examines the changing landscape of scientific publishing. The transformation is set to accelerate from 1 April, when…
(Boston and Oxford, England, 26 March 2013) Credo, the industry leader for information skills solutions, today announced it has acquired OnlineTutorSolutions.com, which will significantly enhance its Literati solutions with technologies that connect students to on-staff, state-certified tutors at their point of need. The acquisition furthers Credo’s mission to work with libraries, educators, publishers and technology…
(26 March 2013) ACRL announces the publication of a new white paper, Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment, written by a working group of leaders from many areas of the association. This white paper explores and articulates three intersections between scholarly communication and information literacy: economics…
Medical Devices growth spurt continues; Tobacco-related inventions spark 58 percent (Alexandria, VA, USA, 27 March 2013) The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, released its annual analysis of global patent trends today in its fourth-annual State of Innovation report. This publication tracks…
(28 March 2013) Single-title purchasing of selected digital books from the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC) on the Project MUSE platform is now available through MUSE’s partnership with YBP Library Services. Over 14,000 UPCC titles in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences may be discovered and ordered via GOBI3 (Global Online Bibliographic Information), YBP’s…
Partnership with software innovator colwiz, Ltd makes research collaboration and publication more efficient (Washington, DC, 27 March 2013) The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced today the launch of ACS ChemWorx, a powerful new research collaboration system designed to integrate all facets of the researcher’s work life. Every step of the research process—from forming an initial…
Kevin L. Smith writing for the Library Journal on planning and executing a MOOC, draws attention to the copyright issues. But instead of dwelling on the difficulties and decision making on what to include and what to exclude, he offers “one simple rule that will make the copyright aspect of MOOC planning much easier.” Find…
(27 March 2013) The lending of eBooks by public libraries will enhance library services for users, but the interests of booksellers and publishers must be protected too, U.K. Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said today. A Government-commissioned report, An Independent Review of E-Lending in Public Libraries in England by William Sieghart, published today, sets out the…
(27 March 2013) Textbook price comparison tool, Textbookspy.com, has partnered with CollegeBookrenter.com, Bookrenter.com, Chegg.com, and eCampus.com to help students save money on the price of textbooks. Textbookspy.com compares prices of millions of textbooks instantly, searching hundreds of websites for the lowest prices. With the cost of textbooks on the rise, Textbookspy.com makes purchasing textbooks, textbook…
Partnership Maximizes Access to and Effectiveness of Bioscience Research (Washington, DC, 26 March 2013) BioOne, the global source for leading edge bioscience research have announced a new collaborative agreement with OpenAIRE. BioOne will make its entire collection of publications, 176 titles from 132 publishers, available to OpenAIRE for text mining. This partnership demonstrates BioOne’s commitment…
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