BioMed Central is working on set of initiatives to encourage African researchers to publish their work in open-access journals
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ACAP specifications handed over to standards body
16 June 2011
The latest version of the Automated Content Access Protocol has been released and responsibility for managing the specifications has been handed over to IPTC (International Press and Telecommunications Council)
Customer insight framework gets publisher backing
15 June 2011
Several major scholarly publishers are backing a new model to help them understand and handle customer data better
Tilburg University selects OCLC
15 June 2011
Tilburg University has chosen OCLC Web-scale Management Services and WorldCat Local for its library management and discovery
KBART recommendations endorsed by eight more publishers
15 June 2011
Another eight publishers are now able to supply metadata that conforms to the KBART recommended practice
Research shows open-access growth
15 June 2011
The volume of peer-reviewed research articles published under an open-access model has grown at a much faster rate than the total annual volume of all peer-reviewed research articles, according to a study published in the PLoS ONE
University of North Carolina Charlotte chooses EBSCO for discovery
15 June 2011
University of North Carolina Charlotte has selected EBSCO Discovery Service from EBSCO Publishing as its discovery solution
Partners help with understanding of health information
15 June 2011
Four institutions in the USA will work together to enhance the training of librarians and improve the public's access to, and understanding of, health information
Report looks at impact of funding on digital resources
15 June 2011
A new Strategic Content Alliance/Ithaka S+R report examines funding practices to provide insight on post-grant sustainability for digital resources
Japan Science and Technology Agency picks ScholarOne Manuscripts
15 June 2011
The Japan Science and Technology Agency has selected ScholarOne Manuscripts as a peer-review workflow management system for its 64 journals
EBSCO Publishing and H.W. Wilson announce merger
06 June 2011
EBSCO Publishing and The H.W. Wilson Company have merged. The organisations say that the merger will bring benefits to existing and forthcoming products & services
Usage statistics provide insight into resources
02 June 2011
Cardiff University develops a system to help education institutions assess the popularity and use of their electronic resources
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