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UKSG eNews -
Issue 259, 25 November 2011
ISSN: 2048-7746
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Editorial
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UKSG One-Day Conference: A Problem Shared?
Delegates who attended the recent UKSG ‘A Problem Shared?’ conference on shared services offer their perspectives of the event. Alison Jones and Bethan Creighton give the publisher take on the day, Mick Archer offers his view of what libraries should be taking on board from the conference, and Simon Bevan summarises the presentations.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/UKSG-One-Day-Conference-A-Problem-Shared/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UKSG news
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Serials
The November issue of 'Serials' is now available to view via the UKSG website.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Serials1/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UKSG eNews
Serials-eNews is changing its name.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/UKSG-eNews/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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2012 John Merriman Award
UKSG and NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group) are seeking applicants for the 2012 John Merriman Award.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/2012-JOHN-MERRIMAN-AWARD/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Industry news
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JISC eCollections
JISC Collections is formally launching a new service to consolidate and host a broad range of content including journal archives, historic books and multimedia items.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/JISC-eCollections/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UK Digital Copyright Exchange
The UK Government has announced that it will be undertaking a feasibility study into the development of a Digital Copyright Exchange for the UK.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/UK-Digital-Copyright-Exchange/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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New RIN report
A new report on information handling in collaborative research has been published by RIN.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/New-RIN-report/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Company news
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Credo Reference site
Credo Reference has revealed its new corporate website.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Credo-Reference-site/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Product news
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Open Repository
The University of Arizona has become the first academic institute in the United States to adopt 'Open Repository', a service from open access publisher BioMed Central.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Open-Repository/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Summon
Peking University has launched its implementation of Serials Solutions' Summon service.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Summon/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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SAGE TEMIS agreement
SAGE has signed a multi-year agreement with TEMIS.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/SAGE-TEMIS-agreement/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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EBSCO enhances German-Language search
EBSCO has introduced two new German-Language search enhancements — an improved umlaut search and increased support for variants.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/EBSCO-enhances-German-Language-search/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Journal news and reviews
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The Company of Biologists
The Company of Biologists has announced a mobile-optimised web interface for its journals.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/The-Company-of-Biologists/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Brill Religion Collection
Credo Reference and Brill Publishing have announced a new agreement.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Credo-Brill-agreement/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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GeoScienceWorld Portal
GeoScienceWorld has announced a set of portal upgrades.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/GeoScienceWorld-Portal/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Hospital Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced a new journal in the field of hospital medicine, 'Hospital Pediatrics'.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Hospital-Pediatrics/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Inderscience journals
STM and business publisher, Inderscience, has recently published the first issues of six new titles.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Inderscience-journals/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Disruptive Science and Technology
Mary Ann Liebert has announced the launch of 'Disruptive Science and Technology', a bimonthly journal that seeks to publish game-changing research that has the potential to significantly improve human health, well-being, and productivity.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Disruptive-Science-and-Technology/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Maney journals
Maney Publishing to publish 'The Chinese Historical Review', the journal of The Chinese Historians in the United States, and the 'European Journal of Archaeology', the official journal of the European Association of Archaeologists.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Maney-journals/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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The Current Digest of the Chinese Press
East View Press has announced the creation of 'The Current Digest of the Chinese Press'.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/The-Current-Digest-of-the-Chinese-Press/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
SAGE has chosen by the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society to publish 'Clinical EEG and Neuroscience', beginning in January 2012.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Clinical-EEG-and-Neuroscience/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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New Wiley-Blackwell journals
Wiley-Blackwell have announced two new OA journals; 'Food and Energy Security', published with The Association of Applied Biologists, and the 'Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease', published in partnership with The American Heart Association.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/New-Wiley-Blackwell-journals/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Advanced Healthcare Materials
Wiley-VCH has announced the launch of the journal 'Advanced Healthcare Materials', a new journal dedicated to publishing all aspects of materials science in medicine and biotechnology.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Advanced-Healthcare-Materials/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Independent Scholarly Publishers Group
The ISPG is offering NESLi2 SMP members an additional top up fee to their current spend, in order to gain access to the whole ISPG collection.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Independent-Scholarly-Publishers-Group/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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EUP journals
Edinburgh University Press journals are now available under a new NESLi2 licence.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/EUP-journals/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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JISC Collections ProQuest archives
JISC Collections has licensed in perpetuity a number of digital archives from ProQuest. As each sub-licence agreement comes up for renewal JISC Collections will be introducing access fees.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/JISC-Collections-ProQuest-archives/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Resources
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Project MUSE
Project MUSE's introductory pricing offer for its UPCC Book Collections finishes on 15 December 2011, and book and journal content is now available on the beta site.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Project-MUSE/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Essential JSP
The 'Journal of Scholarly Publishing' has introduced Essential JSP: Critical Insights into the World of Scholarly Publishing, which brings together articles from the 'Journal of Scholarly Publishing' with introductions, bibliographies, statistics tables and analysis.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Essential-JSP/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Web of Science Book Citation Index
Palgrave Macmillan has reported that 4,760 of its scholarly books have been included in the Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index at launch.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/Web-of-Science-Book-Citation-Index/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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F1000 DynaMed partnership
DynaMed and Faculty of 1000 have formed a partnership with the aim of better serving the needs of medical professionals looking for rapid access to medical evidence.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/F1000-DynaMed-partnership/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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People
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New appointment
Publishing Technology has appointed Peter Blok as EVP of Global Professional Services and member of the executive team.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/New-appointment/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Awards
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EBSCO wins Best in Biz Award 2011
EBSCO Discovery Service has been named the silver winner in Best New Service of the Year in Best in Biz Awards.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/EBSCO-wins-Best-in-Biz-Award-2011/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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John Cotton Dana Award
The John Cotton Dana Award, provided in conjunction with the H W Wilson Foundation, the American Library Association and EBSCO Publishing, is being expanded to include eight $10,000 grants.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/259/John-Cotton-Dana-Award/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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