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From the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy: The wealth of current and timely scientific and technical information from countries around the world found at WorldWideScience.org is now available as a SciVerse Hub application. By entering search terms in the free WWS application query box, users can search WWS in parallel […]
Copyright Alliance Issues Statement Supporting Research Works Act
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Funding, News, Publishing
|Surprised? Not at all. Copyright Alliance, a group that has many of the largest content providers and associations as members. Membership includes Elsevier, AAP, CBS, Disney, and the Newspaper Association of America. In addition, organizations like NASCAR, NBA, and the NCAA are members. Copyright Alliance has issued a statement in support of the Research Works […]
ITHAKA Issues Public Statement Rejecting Research Works Act Legislation
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Libraries, News, Preservation, Publishing
|UPDATE 6: Nature Publishing Group Statement, “NPG and Digital Science Do Not Support the Research Works Act” UPDATE 5: Cambridge University Press expands on its position UPDATE 4: University of California Press and Rockefeller U. Press Join List of AAP Members Not Supporting RWA UPDATE 3: Richard Poynder is Also Posting How Other Publishers/AAP Members […]
Scholarly Publishing: Purdue University Signs New One-Year, $2.9 Million Contract With Elsevier
Elsevier, Journal Articles, Libraries, Publishing, Scholastic
|From The Exponent (Purdue University): Purdue students and faculty could have lost access to the majority of scholastic research articles available online through Purdue libraries today. Purdue signed another one-year contract with a publishing company that allows access to journal articles necessary for research for $2.9 million, after being threatened to be cut off in […]
Librarian 2.0 and Beyond is Theme of Latest Issue of Elsevier's Library Connect Newsletter
Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, Elsevier, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users
|The December 2011 issue (Vol. 9, No. 3) of Elsevier’s Library Connect Newsletter is now available online (free). ai Direct to Full Text (HTML) ||| PDF Version Here’s a selection of feature articles from this issue. There are more feature articles plus material in the On the Road, Zip File, and Quick Clicks section also […]
New British Library, JISC Agreements for Elsevier and Taylor & Francis
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|From The Bookseller: Elsevier and Taylor & Francis have both signed agreements with the British Library which aim to improve the speed of delivery of documents to non-commercial readers abroad. The agreement requires end-users and not-for-profit libraries to monitor whether articles are being used commercially or non-commercially, with the articles supplied under the new agreement […]
Elsevier Announces Winners of Semantic Web Challenge
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|From Elsevier: Elsevier today announced the winners of the Semantic Web Challenge. Participants in the Challenge applied semantic web techniques in building online end-user applications that integrate, combine and deduce information needed to assist users in performing tasks. The Challenge took place at the International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2011) in Bonn, Germany, from October […]
Award Winning App Concepts: Elsevier Announces Winners of Apps for Library Idea Challenge
Awards, Elsevier, Libraries, National Libraries, Patrons and Users, Resources
|Let’s end the week with more contest winners! We’ve posted award winning apps from the National Library of Medicine and from the SciVerse apps contest (links below) over the past few days and now we’ve learned about the winning app concepts from Elsevier’s Library Idea Challenge. Congrats to the winners! Following the submission period (May […]
eBook Briefs: News from Project Muse, Elsevier, Safari Books Online, and Ingram
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Libraries, News, Publishing
|+ Project MUSE Announces Special Introductory Offer Initiative for UPCC Book Collections + Elsevier Announces New 2012 Frontlist eBooks Collection on SciVerse ScienceDirect Available for Advance Purchase Additional Info Here. + Safari Books Online selects Ingram Content Group to expand its e-content library Education, technology, and business publishers worldwide can now expand the reach of […]
Elsevier Announces Winners of "Apps for Science" Challenge
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|Yesterday, we posted a list of the winning apps from the National Library of Medicine Software Development Challenge. Today, word from Elsevier that they’ve announced the winners of their “Apps for Science” contest. These apps utilize and were designed to enhance Elsevier’s SciVerse platform. Congratulations to the winning developers. Direct to Winning Apps From an […]