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UKSG eNews -
Issue 262, 20 January 2012
ISSN: 2048-7746
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Editorial
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The Research Works Act: a threat to open access
Marydee Ojala, editor of ONLINE: Exploring Technology & Resources for Information Professionals, writes about the recently introduced Research Works Act and the outcry which it has caused.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/The-Research-Works-Act-a-threat-to-open-access/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UKSG news
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UKSG Conference: invitation to students
UKSG is again offering a number of free places for students at the 2012 UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/UKSG-Conference-invitation-to-students/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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John Merriman Award
A reminder that the deadline for applications for the UKSG/NASIG John Merriman Award 2012 is Monday 30 January.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/John-Merriman-Award/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UKSG: Usage Statistics for Decision Making
A few last places remain on the UKSG seminar, 'Usage Statistics for Decision Making', on Thursday 2 February 2012 in London.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/UKSG-Usage-Statistics-for-Decision-Making/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Industry news
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KBART
The KBART (Knowledge Bases And Related Tools) project group is asking library and consortia representatives for their views.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/KBART/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Redefining the Academic Library
The USA's University Leadership Council has just published a report, 'Redefining the Academic Library: Managing the Migration to Digital Information Services'.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Redefining-the-Academic-Library/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Updated draft of SERU
NISO has announced the availability of a draft update of SERU which is available for public comment until 19 February 2012.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Updated-draft-of-SERU/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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TERMS
Jill Emery and Graham Stone are asking for feedback on the 6 'TERMS: techniques for electronic resource management' now posted on the blog.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/TERMS/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Company news
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Future Science Group
FSC have appointed ACCUCOMS to dedicate a sales representative to activities in Scandinavia, Finland and the United Kingdom.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Future-Science-Group/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Books24x7
Books24x7 is now working with OCLC to add Books24x7 library MARC records to WorldCat.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Books24x7/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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McFarland Credo agreement
Credo Reference has formed a new partnership with McFarland, an independent publisher of academic and non fiction books.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/McFarland-Credo-agreement/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Product news
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OCLC WorldShare License Manager
OCLC has launched OCLC WorldShare License Manager, aimed at helping libraries meet the challenges and complexities of e-resource management.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/OCLC-WorldShare-License-Manager/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets
Swets and Mendeley have announced the launch of Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Mendeley-Institutional-Edition-powered-by-Swets/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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EBSCONET Usage Consolidation
EBSCO has released EBSCONET Usage Consolidation, a tool designed to help librarians collect, consolidate, and report on online collection usage.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/EBSCONET-Usage-Consolidation/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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ASCE chooses Atypon's Literatum
The American Society of Civil Engineers has selected Atypon's Literatum publishing platform to power a new platform for the ASCE Library.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/ASCE-chooses-Atypons-Literatum/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Primo in North America
Ex Libris Group has announced that in recent months a number of academic and research libraries in North America have selected Primo.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Primo-in-North-America/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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TEMIS and ASM
TEMIS and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) have signed a licence and services agreement.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/TEMIS-and-ASM/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Library news
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Western Australian libraries select Ingram
The Western Australian Group of University Librarians Consortium has selected Ingram Content Group as sole library content supplier.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Western-Australian-libraries-select-Ingram/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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National Library of France
Bibliothèque nationale de France, the National Library of France, has selected EBSCO Discovery Service as its library discovery solution.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/National-Library-of-France/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Journal news and reviews
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Cancer Medicine
Wiley-Blackwell has announced the launch of 'Cancer Medicine', a new open access journal.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Cancer-Medicine/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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New Inderscience titles
Inderscience has recently published the first issues of five new titles.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/New-Inderscience-titles/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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CLOCKSS
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of four new publishers in its digital preservation archive.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/CLOCKSS/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
The 'European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation' has become the 'European Journal of Preventive Cardiology'.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/European-Journal-of-Preventive-Cardiology/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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CUP & EDP Sciences journals
EDP Sciences and Cambridge University Press have announced that five more journals have made the move to Cambridge Journals Online.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/CUP--EDP-Sciences-journals/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Hispanic Research Journal
Maney Publishing's journal of the month in January is the 'Hispanic Research Journal'.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Hispanic-Research-Journal/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Resources
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Chandos Publishing Online
Chandos Publishing Online is a new electronic resource of library and information science, knowledge management and business information.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Chandos-Publishing-Online/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Credo Reference SWETS partnership
Credo Reference has announced a partnership in which SWETS will incorporate Credo Reference into the SwetsWise e-book catalogue.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Credo-Reference-SWETS-partnership/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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figshare
The website and underlying software of figshare, a community-based open data platform for scientific research, has been relaunched.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/figshare/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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GSE Research
GSE Research is looking for authors, from both academia and practice, who have something to say and would like a publishing outlet.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/GSE-Research/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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IZA World of Labor
The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Bloomsbury Publishing have announced the development of IZA World of Labor.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/IZA-World-of-Labor/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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PsycTESTS
EBSCO Publishing and the American Psychological Association have signed an agreement that will enable PsycTESTS to be accessible via EBSCOhost.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/PsycTESTS/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Facet Publishing
The new Facet Publishing catalogue is out now and available to download.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Facet-Publishing/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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People
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New appointments
Ed Braniff, Charles Griswold, Robert Iannello, Bill Matthews, Michael McFarland, James C Smith and Jillian Tweet have been appointed to new positions.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/New-appointments/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Awards
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Fellowship programme for rare books scholars
Elsevier and the Scaliger Institute of Leiden University Libraries have founded a fellowship programme for the study of 16th -18th century scientific scholarship and publishing.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Fellowship-programme-for-rare-books-scholars/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Google Science Fair awards
Scientific American and Google are expanding the Google Science Fair awards honours in 2012.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/262/Google-Science-Fair-awards/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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