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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
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|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
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|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
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|+ 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 […]
1. EBSCO Discovery Service Expands German Content with the Addition of Social Sciences Information from SOFIS and SOLIS 2. EBSCONET ERM Essentials Made Even Better! 3. Elsevier Introduces SciVerse Scopus Alerts Individual 4. Elsevier and the University of Sydney Announce Prize Winners of 24-Hour Hackathon 5. ProQuest Unlocks New Paths for Research of Key African […]
This article appears in the September 2011 issue of Research Trends, published by Scopus (Elsevier). Title: “Heading for Success: or How Not to Title Your Paper” Author: Sarah Huggett From the Introduction: The title of a paper acts as a gateway to its content. It’s the first thing potential readers of the paper see, before […]
A New CCC Podcast: A Conversation With Elsevier VP Rafael Sidi About Their Apps Ecosystem
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|From a Beyond the Book Podcast Program Blurb: As publisher of nearly 2,000 journals spanning the scientific, technical and medical (STM) communities, Elsevier serves more than 30 million scientists, students, and health and information professionals worldwide. In 2011, however, Elsevier’s customers are also its collaborators, thanks to a revolutionary view of application development. “We don’t […]
From Elsevier: The Gray’s Anatomy for Students App provides access to a clinically-oriented, student-friendly textbook for human anatomy. Beginning with a general chapter on the body, students are introduced to the anatomical terminology, positioning, medical imaging and overview of body systems. The content then progresses through the body in a logical manner, building on the […]