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This week's digest contains two messages:

(1) RSC Publishing Update
(2) SAGE LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING LIBRARY-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN
HIGHER EDUCATION

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Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:30:55 +0000
From: Louise Peck <peckl@rsc.org>
Subject: RSC Publishing Update

RSC Publishing is pleased to announce the latest update is now live on the
RSC Publishing Platform including improved meta-data for Google Scholar
discoverability, author affiliation information, other author/article
content of relevance, Full Text Access visual and RSC Open Science. 
 

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http://blogs.rsc.org/technical/2012/01/31/rsc-publishing-platform-update-january-2012/

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Kind regards

Louise

Louise Peck BSc LM DipM MCIM, Library Marketing Specialist
Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House,
Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK
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Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:19:29 -0800
From: "Loar, Ashley" <Ashley.Loar@sagepub.com>
Subject: SAGE LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING LIBRARY-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

SAGE LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING LIBRARY-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN
HIGHER EDUCATION

Leading independent academic and professional publisher SAGE has
commissioned a new research study to investigate library value. The
project, working together: evolving value for academic libraries, will
investigate the value of academic libraries for teaching and research
staff.

The research is being undertaken by LISU, a national research and
information centre based in the Research School of Informatics and the
Department of Information Science at Loughborough University (UK).

Commencing this month, the six month project will build on existing
research to identify how libraries can better market their services, and
how they can improve perceptions with key decision makers. Whilst value
can be defined in many ways, for example value to users, value to the
parent institution, or economic value, this project will provide a global
perspective on the issue of library value focusing on the relationship
between academic libraries and teaching and research staff.

The research team will be undertaking eight case studies for the project
from January to March 2012. Libraries interested in taking part are
requested to contact LISU via the project website
(http://libraryvalue.wordpress.com).

The case studies of individual libraries and universities will be
undertaken with a mix of both research intensive and teaching intensive
institutions, and be drawn from three broad geographical areas: two from
the UK; four from the USA; and two from Scandinavia. In order to give an
indication of how typical the case study experiences are within their
wider regional and academic context, a series of triangulation surveys
will then be carried out to ascertain the extent to which the issues and
findings from the case studies resonate with wider experience. Volunteers
for the surveys are also encouraged to contact the research team via the
project website.

For further information about the project and to contact the research team
about participation, please visit http://libraryvalue.wordpress.com.

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Ashley Wrye Loar
PR Manager
SAGE Publications Inc.