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UKSG Serials-eNews: Serials-eNews

No. 221, 28 May 2010

ISSN: 1476-0576


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Editorial

Support or ConDem?

28 May 10:   Steve Sharp thinks it is a bit early to guess how the UK's new coalition government is going to approach the issue of Higher Education funding.   
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UKSG news

KBART Recommended Practice endorsed

28 May 10:   UKSG and NISO have announced that the AIP, Ex Libris, Serials Solutions and OCLC have endorsed the Phase I recommendations of the KBART Working Group.   
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UKSG Conference 2011: call for topics

19 May 10:   UKSG are inviting suggestions for topics and speakers for the 2011 conference, which will be held in Harrogate, UK from 4 - 6 April 2011.   
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UKSG Beginner's Guides

19 May 10:   UKSG is looking for volunteers to help produce 'Beginner's Guides' for newcomers to the information community.   
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UKSG E-Resources Technical Update

28 May 10:   There are still a few places available on the 'E-Resources Technical Update' course being held in London on 10 June 2010.   
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UKSG AGM minutes and report

25 May 10:   The minutes of the UKSG 2010 AGM, the annual report and accounts for 2009, and details of co-options can now be found on UKSG's website.   
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Industry news

Open Book Alliance challenge legality of Google Book Settlement

17 May 10:   The Open Book Alliance has released an analysis of the proposed Google Book Settlement suggesting the settlement would violate international laws and treaties.   
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A time of transition: RIN annual review 2009

18 May 10:   The RIN's second annual review has been published. It covers project work and other activities undertaken during 2009, and gives a preview of plans for 2010.   
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Views on open access publishing invited

19 May 10:   The SOAP Project has announced the release of an online survey to assess researchers' experiences with open access publishing.   
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South African scientific research

27 May 10:   Since the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa has increased its research output and collaboration with other countries, according to Thomson Reuters.   
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Company news

SAGE restructures senior management team

24 May 10:   SAGE has announced a reorganisation of its senior management team, creating a global structure for its publishing programmes.   
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Liverpool University Press 2011 pricing

27 May 10:   Liverpool University Press has announced a new pricing policy for journals in 2011.   
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OUP supplies research journals to Indian colleges

18 May 10:   Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press, has announced a new partnership to supply 206 journals to 6000 colleges in India.   
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Lightning Source receives environmental paper certifications

26 May 10:   Ingram's Lightning Source has received Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification from three environmental organisations.   
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Thieme Publishing Group joins CLOCKSS

28 May 10:   Thieme has joined CLOCKSS, a joint venture between publishers and libraries which works to guarantee the permanent survival of academic digital content.   
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Maney expands relationship with DotLib

18 May 10:   Maney Publishing has expanded its agreement with DotLib for sales of its electronic products in the United States, Canada and Italy.   
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Product news

Mobile access for Essential Evidence Plus

26 May 10:   Wiley-Blackwell has announced that Essential Evidence Plus is now accessible from mobile devices.  
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Scopus Alerts (Lite) iPhone application

12 May 10:   Elsevier has built a new iPhone application, Scopus Alerts (Lite), that gives researchers mobile access to the searching and alerting features of Scopus.   
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Springer's MyCopy service available in Europe

17 May 10:   European library users can now order softcover copies of Springer e-books.  
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Lightning Source expands products and services

20 May 10:   Lightning Source, an Ingram Content Group company, has announced that it has expanded the products and services it offers to publishers.   
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Ingram release offers students with disabilities e-textbook platform

17 May 10:   VitalSource Technologies, an Ingram Content Group company, has announced an 'accessibility release' for its VitalSource Bookshelf e-textbook platform.   
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Bowker and BDS announce agreement

18 May 10:   Bowker has reached an agreement with BDS allowing libraries to receive BDS video cover images and summaries through Syndetics Solutions.   
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English language resource on Chinese patents

17 May 10:   A complete collection of Chinese patent applications, grants and utility models in English is now available through Dialog's Chinese Patents Fulltext.   
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Thomson Reuters launches Japanese ScholarOne Manuscripts

18 May 10:   Thomson Reuters has announced the availability of a Japanese version of ScholarOne Manuscripts as part of their renewed partnership with Kyorinsha.   
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Dialog and RefWorks team up

20 May 10:   Dialog and RefWorks are enabling their shared customers to export Dialog and DataStar search results into RefWorks.  
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Library news

Universities Australia provides Scopus access

18 May 10:   Elsevier and Universities Australia have reached a three-year agreement that will provide researchers in 39 Australian universities with access to Scopus.  
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New JISC mailing list: LIS-E-STRATEGY

14 May 10:   A new JISCMail mailing list, LIS-E-STRATEGY, has been launched as an information-sharing and networking aide for UK HE / FE Library managers.   
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SUNCAT and the Tate Library

26 May 10:   The serials' holdings of the Tate Library, Tate Britain have been added to SUNCAT.  
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Journal news and reviews

Free access to Earthscan journals

18 May 10:   A selection of Earthscan's development journals are now free to access for researchers and academics in developing countries.   
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OA options on more Nature journals

19 May 10:   Nature Publishing Group has announced open access options for seven further journals.  
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Credo Reference adds Grey House Publishing titles

26 May 10:   Credo Reference has signed an agreement to incorporate six Grey House Publishing titles into the Credo General Reference collection.   
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African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

19 May 10:   Emerald is launching the 'African Journal of Economic and Management Studies', its first journal dedicated to business and organisational research in Africa.   
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Project MUSE news

25 May 10:   Back content of 'English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920' is now available in Project MUSE and 14 more titles will join the collections for 2010.   
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Springer journals

25 May 10:   Springer is launching a new journal, 'Autoimmunity Highlights', and taking on the publication of the 'Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry'.   
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Resources

Oxford Dictionaries Online

10 May 10:   OUP has launched Oxford Dictionaries Online, providing both a free dictionary and an enhanced dictionary and language service for subscribers.   
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Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography

17 May 10:   Version one of the 'Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography' is now available from Digital Scholarship.  
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Early European Books Online

19 May 10:   A new agreement has been made between ProQuest and the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze to digitise primary sources from the 16th and 17th century.  
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Geo-Referenced Sanborn Maps

18 May 10:   ProQuest is using geo-referencing technology to enhance discovery in its Sanborn Map collection.   
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Credo Reference and Pearson Education

18 May 10:   Credo Reference has signed an agreement to launch a collection of 'Longman Companions to History' published by Pearson Education.   
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People

People news

28 May 10:   Elizabeth A Jones has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Periodic Publications by the AMA.  
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Awards

Call for nominations for UKeiG award

14 May 10:   UKeiG is seeking nominations for the 2010 UKeiG Tony Kent Strix Award.   
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