ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol) adopts semantics of the Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS).
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Medical librarian wins award
Medical librarian, Jan Weaver, is named the 2008 Information Professional of the Year by the SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter.
Report cautions against the over-reliance on citation statistics
A new report cautions against the over-reliance on citation statistics such as the impact factor and h-index.
Data management examined at conference
The management and preservation of research data was given a thorough examination at the recent SCONUL conference.
Czech maths literature goes digital
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic has released a beta-version of The Czech Digital Mathematics Library.
Convera to build vertical search application for IOP
Convera has signed an agreement with IOP to develop a customised vertical web search application.
DAREnet integrates with scientific information portal NARCIS
DAREnet, the network of digital academic repositories in the Netherlands, becomes part of the Dutch scientific information portal NARCIS.
OAI releases beta version of ORE specifications
The Open Archives Initiative announces beta version of Object Reuse and Exchange specifications as part of its OAI-ORE project.
Wiley-Blackwell signs new national backfile licences
Wiley-Blackwell completes agreements to provide access to nearly 400 journal backfiles to research institutions in Germany.
Research data could become inaccessible
The constraints are as significant as the opportunities when it comes to publishing, locating and accessing research data, according to a new report.