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Issue 2011-43 (October 21 - October 27, 2011)
STM NEW TOPICS
ALLIANCES, PARTNERSHIPS & CONSOLIDATIONS (8)
NEW RELEASE – JOURNALS / PRODUCTS / SERVICES (9)
RESULTS / FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH REPORTS (2)
BUSINESS STRATEGY / RESTRUCTURING / MANAGEMENT (1)
PUBLIC ACCESS (5)
EVENTS AND CONFERENCES (5)
AWARDS, CERTIFICATION AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS (1)
NEW APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (5)
COPYRIGHTS / DATA INTEGRITY / ETHICAL ISSUES (2)
GRANTS AND OTHER RESEARCH FUNDING (1)
SEARCH TECHNOLOGIES (1)
COLLABORATIVE CONTENT / WEB 2.0 / SOCIAL NETWORKING (1)
LIBRARY - MANAGEMENT / DIGITIZATION / AUTOMATION (2)
MULTI-CHANNEL PUBLISHING / INNOVATIVE E-PUBLISHING SERVICES / NEW CONTENT FORMATS (1)
SUPPORT TOOLS / SOFTWARE / SOLUTIONS (1)
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NEWS IN DETAIL
ALLIANCES, PARTNERSHIPS & CONSOLIDATIONS
Elsevier and the Geological Society of London partner to deliver cutting-edge science for oil and
gas exploration
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STM publisher Elsevier has announced a new partnership with the Geological Society of London (the
Society). The deal will allow customers of Geofacets, Elsevier's premier research tool for
geoscientists, to quickly find, search and analyse geo-referenced maps sourced from the Society's
renowned Lyell Collection.
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Wiley-Blackwell and JISC Collections announce new three year agreement
Wiley-Blackwell and JISC Collections have announced a new three year NESLi2 agreement for the
higher education and further education communities in the UK. This agreement offers libraries
access to more than 1,500 journals on Wiley Online Library on mutually beneficial terms that take
into account the financial challenges facing the library community at this time.
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Mexico-based Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia selects Thomson Reuters Web of
Knowledge
Thomson Reuters has announced that the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT), a
national council promoting science and technology policies in Mexico, has selected Web of
Knowledge to enhance the research and analytic capabilities of researchers across the nation. All
118 institutions and universities supported by CONACYT will now gain access to Web of Knowledge,
connecting Mexican researchers to the most influential literature from around the world.
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CAS in deal to provide unlimited SciFinder access to CHEST Consortium
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced an agreement to
provide unlimited SciFinder access to the CHEST Consortium. The consortium comprises more than
47 academic institutions in the UK & Ireland, including the University of Oxford, University of
Cambridge and University of Manchester.
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Microsoft and Compal Electronics sign patent agreement
Software vendor Microsoft Corp. and Compal Electronics, Inc. have signed a patent agreement that
provides broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for Compal's tablets, mobile phones, ereaders and other consumer devices running the Android or Chrome Platform. While the contents of
the agreement have not been disclosed, the parties indicate that Microsoft will receive royalties
from Compal under the agreement.
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Researchers and students in Japan gain access to Springer Journal Archives on SpringerLink
STM publisher Springer and the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources
(JUSTICE) recently signed a comprehensive agreement for current electronic journal subscriptions
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and online journal back files on SpringerLink. Under the deal, Springer will provide access to 1,000
journals in the Springer Journal Archives from the first volume published up to 1999.
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HighWire Press and TEMIS announce strategic technology and business partnership
HighWire Press has announced a strategic technology and business partnership with TEMIS, a
provider of Semantic Content Enrichment solutions for the Enterprise. Under the agreement,
HighWire will integrate the full suite of Luxid software within its ePublishing Platform to provide
automated content annotation, enrichment and linking to its customers.
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Elsevier and Ex Libris partner to present bX Recommendations in Scopus and Science Direct
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced an agreement with STM
publisher Elsevier. Under the deal, a bX article recommender application will now be available to
mutual customers for integration in the SciVerse interface.
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NEW RELEASE – JOURNALS / PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Oxford University Press to publish IMA’s new mathematics journal
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is set to launch a new journal, Information
and Inference: A Journal of the IMA, with Oxford University Press (OUP). The first issue of
Information and Inference will be published by OUP in Spring 2012.
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TechTarget launches SearchCloudProvider.com
Technology media company TechTarget, Inc. has announced the launch of
SearchCloudProvider.com. This new site is dedicated to helping cloud service providers such as
Amazon and Rackspace, telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, managed service
providers (MSPs) and information technology (IT) resellers develop, deliver and optimise cloud
service product offerings.
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Amazon brings HTML5 support to Kindle with Format 8
Amazon.com has launched its next-generation file-format for Kindle books. Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
will reportedly replace Mobi 7, and it brings support for HTML5 and CSS3. According to Amazon, KF8
has over 150 new formatting capabilities, which are outlined in full on its website.
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STN redesigned to offer better search and analysis capabilities
The STN partners - CAS and FIZ Karlsruhe - have announced that a completely new platform will be
launched in 2012. New elements will reportedly include project-oriented workflow; combined text
and structure queries; simultaneous query and results interaction; real-time analysis of results; and
virtually no system limits.
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Elsevier / CPM Resource Center announces availability of CPM CarePoints Emergency
Elsevier / CPM Resource Center (CPM), a firm developing clinical decision support tools for
healthcare, has announced the availability of CPM CarePoints Emergency. The product is a new
component of the CPM CarePoints collection, a pre-built, implementation-ready solution that
provides a framework for evidence-based care and documentation tools across clinical domains.
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CUP to publish Episteme: A journal of individual and social epistemology
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the UK's University of Cambridge, has
announced that Episteme, the journal in social epistemology, will move to CUP in 2012 with a
broader remit and an increase in frequency to four issues per year. The journal has, in its first eight
years, pioneered the field of social epistemology.
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Oxford Desk Reference and Oxford Specialist Handbooks added to Oxford Medicine Online
Two indispensable medical series - Oxford Desk Reference and Oxford Specialist Handbooks - have
been added to Oxford Medicine Online. The two bestselling medical series are publishing this
October on Oxford Medicine Online, bringing comprehensive guidelines and current best practice to
the fingertips of medical practitioners.
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SAGE to publish Hammill Institute on Disabilities' Learning Disability Quarterly journal
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will continue its partnership with the Hammill
Institute on Disabilities by publishing another of their titles named Learning Disability Quarterly
(LDQ). The addition of LDQ brings the Institute's total number of journals with SAGE to 15 titles.
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Emerald Group Publishing's new online resource connects research published in scholarly
journals to current global events
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Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced a new service that seeks to bridge the
gap between academic world and current global events. The new free online resource, Research in
the News, connects research published in scholarly journals to current global events.
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RESULTS / FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH REPORTS
ARL publishes SPEC Kit 325, focuses on digital preservation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Digital Preservation, SPEC Kit 325, which
explores the strategies that ARL member institutions use to protect evolving research collections
and examines the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. The survey asked ARL libraries about
their digital content, their strategies for preserving that content, and the staff, time, and funding
they currently devote to digital preservation.
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Smartphones and tablets drive digital traffic in top EU nations, says comScore report
comScore has released an overview of the connected device landscape across EU5 – the European
markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The data shows cross-platform digital media
consumption on the rise in the region, buoyed by the growth in adoption of smartphones and
tablets.
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BUSINESS STRATEGY / RESTRUCTURING / MANAGEMENT
UK research faces challenge from emerging markets, says ABPI
The ABPI has warned that the UK must continue to attract investment for research, or risk being
surpassed by emerging markets. A report commissioned by the BIS had earlier stated that health and
medical sciences were among several areas of research in which the UK excelled.
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PUBLIC ACCESS
JISC welcomes OAIG reports and newly released repositories resource pack
The JISC has welcomed the OAIG reports on the benefits of open access, and the new repositories
resource pack. The latter helps universities take action to support wider access to UK research, by
ensuring that their research output is made openly available via their institutional repository.
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Maney Publishing marks OA Week with open content
Academic publisher Maney Publishing will be offering open access to all Archaeology & Heritage
content from October 24 until November 4 to coincide with Open Access Week. During this period
the publisher will be offering free, immediate access to the results of scholarly research to use and
re-use as and when you need via ingenta.
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Nominations now open for the 6th Annual BioMed Central Research Awards
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that nominations are now open for the 6th
Annual BioMed Central Research Awards. The awards bring together the scientific community to
celebrate the finest open access research from the last 12 months.
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Royal Society announces free access to its journal archive
The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, has announced that its historical journal
archive has been made permanently free to access online. Around 60,000 historical scientific papers
are accessible via a fully searchable online archive, with papers published more than 70 years ago
now becoming freely available.
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BioMed Central to publish Clinical Epigenetics journal
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced Clinical Epigenetics, the official journal of the
Clinical Epigenetics Society, as the latest addition to its open access portfolio. Led by Professor
Ulrich Mahlknecht, the journal has published its first open access articles.
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EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
Open Access Week 2011 draws broad global participation, highlights deep community
commitment to OA
Open Access Week, the annual event celebrating the global movement towards Open Access (OA) to
research and scholarship, will begin on October 24, 2011. Coordinated by SPARC, the event is
organised by more than 2,000 advocates in countries around the world.
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OCLC EMEA Regional Council Meeting 2012 to examine vision for future library
The OCLC EMEA Regional Council Executive Committee has announced the programme for its third
Regional Meeting on February 28 -29, 2012, in Birmingham. It has been extended to two full days to
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accommodate an agenda that will see speakers discussing a vision for the future library.
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Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on Successes of C. Diff Reduction
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Pharmacy OneSource is
hosting a complimentary webinar with Edward Eiland, on 'Successes of a Clostridium difficile
Infection (CDI) Reduction Team.' The webinar is scheduled for October 26, 2011, from 2:00 pm 3:00 pm at http://www.pharmacyonesource.com/webinars.
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Ten public libraries to host 'Discover Earth' interactive travelling exhibition
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with the National
Center for Interactive Learning at Space Science Institute, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the
National Girls Collaborative Project, have announced that 10 public libraries will host an interactive
travelling exhibition called Discover Earth: A Century of Change. Discover Earth is made possible
through the support of the National Science Foundation.
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SSP IN Conference presentations and videos now available online
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that it is making available presentations
and videos from the recent IN Conference held in Arlington, VA, on September 18-20, 2011.
Interested parties may visit www.sspnet.org to link to the presentations.
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AWARDS, CERTIFICATION AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
ProQuest Dialog bags AIIP's 2011 Technology Award
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) has named ProQuest Dialog, the
search service specially designed for professional research, as the winner of its 12th annual AIIP
Technology Award. The award recognises innovative products that enhance the working
environment of the independent information professional and was presented at the Internet
Librarian Conference in Monterey, CA.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
BMJ Group appoints Dr Mark Beattie as new editor of Archives of Disease in Childhood
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Medical publisher BMJ Group has announced the appointment of Dr Mark Beattie, as the new editor
for its specialist title, Archives of Disease in Childhood. The journal is co-owned with the Royal
College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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ARL announces 2011–2012 Board of Directors
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of
University Libraries and Museums, Johns Hopkins University, began a one-year term as President of
the Association on October 13, 2011. He succeeds Carol A. Mandel, Dean of the Division of Libraries,
New York University.
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OCLC's Executive Search Committee names librarians, staff and other library leaders to
Community Advisory Group
The Executive Search Committee of the OCLC Board of Trustees has named 13 people to a
Community Advisory Group that will be involved in the search for the next President and Chief
Executive Officer of OCLC to succeed Jay Jordan, who has announced his plans to retire June 30,
2012. By then he will have served 14 years in that position, the longest tenure of any OCLC
president.
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Wolters Kluwer Health names Jayne Marks as Vice President of Publishing
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the appointment of Jayne Marks as Vice President, Publishing,
at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journals. In her new role, Marks will be responsible for
driving LWW's journal strategy across its portfolio of medical, nursing and allied health journals,
managing editorial and production, society acquisition and business development, as well as its
continuing education business.
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SPARC Europe appoints Lars Bjørnshauge as Interim Director
Lars Bjørnshauge has been appointed to the role of Interim Director for SPARC Europe. The
announcement was made by Bas Savenije, Chair of the SPARC Europe Board. Bjørnshauge assumed
overall management of the 93-member library organisation, effective October 19, 2011.
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COPYRIGHTS / DATA INTEGRITY / ETHICAL ISSUES
Director of US Copyright Office announces priorities, special projects for next two years
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Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has
welcomed the announcement by the US Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallante, of her priorities for
the next two years. Register of Copyrights Maria A. Pallante recently made public her office's
priorities and special projects through October, 2013.
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CCC disseminates over $170 million to Rightsholders in FY11
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has
announced a record royalty payment of $171.1 million to rightsholders in FY11, an increase of more
than 10 percent over the previous year ($154.3 million). During the last 10 years, CCC has
distributed more than $1.3 billion to rightsholders.
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GRANTS AND OTHER RESEARCH FUNDING
UK digitisation programme to take medical archives, historical records online
The JISC will be investing £5.6 million in 24 projects across 30 universities and cultural heritage
organisations to bring selected archives out of the vaults and onto computer screens. This is
specifically aimed at creating resources for wide educational use. These archives will be publicly
accessible.
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SEARCH TECHNOLOGIES
Serials Solutions and JST agreement to enable discovery of J-Stage content from Summon
service
Serials Solutions has signed an agreement with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to
enable the discovery of its Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic (JStage) content from the Summon web-scale discovery service. With the inclusion of J-Stage,
researchers all over the world will now be able to discover full-text articles from peer-reviewed
Japanese academic society journals for their research projects.
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COLLABORATIVE CONTENT / WEB 2.0 / SOCIAL NETWORKING
Google Plus user-base crosses 40 million mark
Internet search services provider Google, Inc. has announced that its online social networking
service 'Google Plus' has crossed 40 million users mark since its launch in June. Google launched
'Google Plus' in late June 2011, as part of its efforts to garner a share of the lucrative social
networking space.
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LIBRARY - MANAGEMENT / DIGITIZATION / AUTOMATION
Swets' Libraries R-evolution project now contains contributions from over 70 of Asia's
distinguished libraries and institutions
Information services provider Swets has announced that www.librariesrevolution.com now contains
contributions from over 70 of Asia's most distinguished libraries and institutions. Launched in July of
this year, Swets' Libraries R-evolution project is a collaborative and informative partnership
between Swets and the respected library community of Asia Pacific.
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NISO launches Open Discovery Initiative to develop standards and recommended practices for
library discovery services
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) voting members have approved a new Open
Discovery Initiative work item to develop standards and recommended practices for next generation
library discovery services. These discovery services have the ability to deliver more sophisticated
services with instant performance, compared to the federated search techniques previously used.
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MULTI-CHANNEL PUBLISHING / INNOVATIVE E-PUBLISHING SERVICES / NEW CONTENT FORMATS
HighWire to increase delivery of mobile-optimised sites to over 900 by year-end
HighWire Press has announced that it will increase its delivery of mobile-optimised sites from 600 to
over 900 by the end of 2011. The move follows the latest release of the company's mobile platform,
the HighWire Open Platform.
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SUPPORT TOOLS / SOFTWARE / SOLUTIONS
SCAH selects ProVation Medical Software for procedure documentation and coding
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Shamokin Community
Area Hospital (SCAH) has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure
documentation and coding. ProVation MD replaces dictation and transcription and allows physicians
to efficiently document procedures at the point of care.
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