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LIBRARIES GET JOURNAL CONTENT ONLINE
Students can now access many of the world’s best academic papers across science, technology and medicine through their local libraries. This is the result of a unique
collaboration between librarians and publishers, who have made their journal content available for free to UK libraries under a new initiative, Access to Research. The scheme will provide
licensed online access to over 1.5 million journal articles and conference proceedings through library terminals. The Publishing Licensing
Society (PLS) is behind the scheme. It ensures publishers are paid for the copying of
Plymouth students to benefit from
First year students signing up to study Psychology at Plymouth University are set to save £500 each on course materials as a result of a deal brokered with digital publisher Cengage Learning. For the next four years Cengage is
to provide 12 set texts essential to the course in a digital bundle that can be downloaded by each student for free. Dr Phil Gee, director of the BSc
Psychology Programme at Plymouth University, said: “We are the first University to support our students in this way. Background reading prior to atending lectures is a must if our students are to get off to a flying start.” "Our new e-book bundle will mean that
all students, regardless of their financial situation, will have access anytime, anywhere to essential reading from a range of devices, including web-enabled laptops, iPads and iPods." Dr Gee continued: “The cost of studying
at university figures high in the minds of all students and their parents. This deal will put all our students on a level playing field in terms of access to the books they need to do well. There can never be enough texts in the library to cater for those students with tight budgets who cannot
ABOVE: The digital bundle of texts will make essential reading ahead of lectures
"ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION, WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL READING FROM A RANGE OF DEVICES"
extracts of their publications, including digital copies. Universities and Science
Minister David Willets said: “This country's excellent science and research base is world-renowned and one of our greatest assets. With less than 1% of the global population we produce over 6% of global articles. But this still means the vast majority of global research is not subject to the UK's open access policy. “The 'Access to Research'
programme will now give the public free access to research around the world through our public libraries. This will connect people, including students and small businesses, to a wealth of global knowledge–maximising its impact and value.”
Durham University has chosen digital media specialist Tripleplay to supply a digital signage and IPTV solution for use in its business school premises. At present, the solution consists of
15 screens of signage around campus showing a mixture of IPTV, RSS feeds, news and live travel information for staff and students. “Durham University is one of the top
learning institutions in the UK atracting some of the best young learners, not only from England but from around the world,” said Tripleplay sales manager, Tim Hoddy. He added: “It is great that they
Durham invests in digital signage
chose Tripleplay to provide a digital signage communications solution for the business school and it has been a pleasure working with both the University and our partners at ProAV.”
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