On today’s menu: Nature opens access to publication data; Brill participates in JUSP; Springer Science+Business Media launches new corporate platform; Bloomsbury acquires Fairchild books; and VitalSource has an Android app for its etextbook platform.
Nature Publishing Group releases linked data platform
Nature Publishing Group is “opening up access to its publication data via a linked data platform. NPG’s Linked Data Platform is available at http://data.nature.com. The platform includes more than 20 million Resource Description Framework (RDF) statements, including primary metadata for more than 450,000 articles published by NPG since 1869. In this first release, the datasets include basic citation information (title, author, publication date, etc) as well as NPG specific ontologies. These datasets are being released under an open metadata license, Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which permits maximal use/re-use of this data…”
Brill is now a participant in the Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP)
“Brill is pleased to announce its participation in the Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP*), a new service built in response to demand from the UK HE community. At a time of economic constraint, it is essential that libraries can evaluate usage and make a compelling case about the value of journal subscriptions, and COUNTER compliant data is vital in making such a case. However, obtaining and analysing COUNTER compliant data can be extremely labour intensive with each library having to visit each publisher’s website and download their COUNTER compliant statistics. They then need to collate the datasets and analyse them… The JUSP Portal provides a single point of access for usage statistics, meaning that each University can quickly and easily compare usage across various publishers, years and NESLi journals. This free service provides UK Universities with empirical evidence to inform the management and procurement of e-journals…”
Springer for R&D Platform Launched for Corporate Sector
Information Today reports that “Springer Science+Business Media launched a new corporate platform, Springer for R&D, which provides access to more than 5.6 million research documents, all optimized for specific corporate markets. The primary focus is corporate and medical customers. All articles in Springer for R&D are taken from Springer’s online platform SpringerLink, which will remain in its existing form serving the academic community…”
Bloomsbury Acquires Fairchild Books
“Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired Fairchild Books. This New York-based publisher specializes in textbooks and educational resources on visual arts-related topics such as fashion, merchandising, retailing and interior design. Kathryn Earle will serve as the head of Fairchild Books while Jonathan Glasspool will serve as the managing director… With this acquisition, Bloomsbury will significantly expand its US presence and raise its profile through an association with a leading brand in a market niche where it is already well established.”
Ingram launches Android App for VitalSource e-textbook platform
Sue Polanka reports in her blog No Shelf Required from an Ingram press release that “as students look for more ways to interact with digital textbooks, they are increasingly turning to smartphones and tablets powered by the Android® operating system. To meet this demand, VitalSource… announced the expansion of its mobile footprint with the addition of an e-textbook app for Android…
VitalSource Bookshelf® is… available in online and offline environments with dedicated download apps for a full range of devices including tablets, smart phones, laptops, and desktops. The platform supports Macintosh and Windows operating systems and Apple’s iPad™, iPhone®, iPod Touch® and now Android smart phones and tablets.”
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