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UKSG eNews -
Issue 263, 03 February 2012
ISSN: 2048-7746
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Editorial
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Open access
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals recently commissioned a white paper exploring the OA movement and its impact and significance for the future of academic publishing. Arend Küster and Megan Toogood explain some of the thinking.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Open-access/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UKSG news
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ACS Publications UKSG Travel Scholarship
ACS Publications is offering a last chance to apply for a £1,000 travel scholarship to the UKSG Annual Conference in Glasgow.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/ACS-Publications-UKSG-Travel-Scholarship/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UKSG committee nominations
Nominations are being sought for the UKSG Committee.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/UKSG-committee-nominations/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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UKSG Practical Project Management
UKSG will be running the popular new workshop, Practical Project Management, in London on 21 May 2012.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/UKSG-Practical-Project-Management/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Industry news
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UK Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library Resources
JISC Collections has published a report, ‘UK Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library Resources’, based on research carried out by Carol Tenopir.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/UK-Scholarly-Reading-and-the-Value-of-Library-Resources/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Altmetrics
An article in The Chronicle of Higher Eduction on 29 January 2012 looks at the rise of altmetrics, an alternative system of measuring scholarly influence.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/altmetrics/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Research Excellence Framework
The PLS is working with publishers and HE funding bodies to provide free electronic access to publications for the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Research-Excellence-Framework/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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The Link Between Metadata and Sales
Nielsen has released a white paper based on its research into the link between the quality of bibliographic metadata and book sales.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/The-Link-Between-Metadata-and-Sales/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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PEER Economics Research
The PEER Economics Research final report is now available.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/PEER-Economics-Research/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Company news
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IET to develop its Digital Library
The Institution of Engineering and Technology has announced a partnership with Publishing Technology to redevelop and extend its Digital Library.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/IET-to-develop-its-Digital-Library/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Ex Libris HathiTrust agreement
Ex Libris and HathiTrust have signed an agreement enabling library users to carry out searches of the HathiTrust collection via the Primo Central Index.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Ex-Libris-HathiTrust-agreement/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Blackwell’s wins government contract
Blackwell’s booksellers have been awarded a contract to supply nineteen UK government department’s libraries and buying sections with books.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Blackwells-wins-government-contract/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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RSP OA membership programmes
Royal Society Publishing has launched two new open access membership programmes.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/RSP-OA-membership-programmes/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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SAGE and Adam Matthew Digital
SAGE’s Regional Office in Cairo is providing sales representation for all Adam Matthew Digital products in the Middle East and North Africa.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/SAGE-and-Adam-Matthew-Digital/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Product news
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Ex Libris Aleph
Ex Libris Group has announced the release of Aleph version 21, and also that NDL — the national library of Japan — has completed the transition to the Aleph integrated library system.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Ex-Libris-Aleph/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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EDS, EBSCO A-to-Z & LinkSource
EBSCO A-to-Z and LinkSource are to become an integrated part of EBSCO Discovery Service.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/EDS-EBSCO-A-to-Z--LinkSource/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Ex Libris Alma
The group who convened to advise Ex Libris on the Community Catalog of the Alma library management service has concluded the first phase of its work.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Ex-Libris-Alma/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Library news
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Working together: evolving value for academic libraries
SAGE has commissioned a new research study to investigate library value.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Working-together-evolving-value-for-academic-libraries/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Royal Society Publishing newsletter
Royal Society Publishing's free quarterly librarian e-newsletter is out now.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Royal-Society-Publishing-newsletter/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Journal news and reviews
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Project MUSE
Five journals, previously announced as joining Project MUSE, are now online.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Project-MUSE/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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CLOCKSS
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of SPIE, IGI Global, Multi-Science Publishing, and the National Academies Press.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/CLOCKSS/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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APSIPA Transactions on Signal and Information Processing
The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association and CUP have launched APSIPA Transactions on Signal and Information Processing.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/APSIPA-Transactions-on-Signal-and-Information-Processing/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Resources
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Oxfam iLibrary
Oxfam GB has adopted BioMed Central's Open Repository to create the Oxfam iLibrary.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Oxfam-iLibrary/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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Bone & Joint
The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery has announced the launch of Bone & Joint, an online resource.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Bone--Joint/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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People
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Appointments
Alma Swan and Lars Bjørnshauge have taken on new jobs at SPARC.
[http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/263/Appointments/?n=121b8a3f-e721-4bc0-8354-7ad4d47f99de]
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