A number of options are available to raise the quality of peer review, according to a new report from the European Science Foundation (ESF).
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Australian institutes pick Scopus
26 April 2007
Two prestigious Australian institutes, the University of New South Wales and Monash University, have chosen the Scopus database.
Wayne State University Libraries implement SUSHI
17 April 2007
The Wayne State University Libraries have achieved real-time acquisition of user statistics from within Innovative Interfaces' electronic resource management system.
Study shows subscription price variations
16 April 2007
Journal prices have risen by very different amounts over the past seven years, according to a study by LISU, of Loughborough University, UK.
Chongqing Library selects Ex Libris system
13 April 2007
Chongqing Library in China has chosen the ALEPH 500 integrated library system from Ex Libris.
The European Library board elects Lynne Brindley as chair
03 April 2007
Lynne Brindley, chief executive of The British Library, has become the new chair of The European Library Management Board.
Oxford Journals opens Chinese office
29 March 2007
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press, is opening a representative office in China.
Wolters Kluwer sells Education division
29 March 2007
Private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital Limited is buying the Education division of Wolters Kluwer.
Blackwell's books platform becomes COUNTER-compliant
29 March 2007
Blackwell Books Online has been certified as providing COUNTER-compliant usage data.
'Scientists are wary of open-access journals'
22 March 2007
Scientists fear that non-traditional publication could affect their chances of promotion, according to a new study.
German researchers get Emerald archive
22 March 2007
German researchers will have access to all Emerald journals between 1994 and 2005 thanks to a new agreement between the publisher and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
UK plans national e-theses service
14 March 2007
The UK should have a live, fully-integrated, national electronic theses service within two years, thanks to funding of a new project.
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