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Max Planck Digital Library study calculates redeployment of funds in Open Access
The Max Planck Digital Library has put forward a study on the transformation of the subscription-driven system for scientific publications to an Open Access model. For the first time, quantitative parameters are presented showing that the liberation of scholarly literature is possible at no extra costs. The study is investigating the question whether the previously used subscription budgets would be sufficient to fund the Open Access publication charges and thus bring about a complete transition of academic publishing.
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Springer launches new textbook series, opens up new horizons for network science and engineering
STM publisher Springer has launched a new textbook series, ‘Textbooks in Telecommunication Engineering.’ The new series capitalizes on this milestone and aims at designing, developing and promoting high-quality textbooks to fulfill the teaching and research needs of this discipline, and of related university curricula.
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U.S. National Science Foundation selects Elsevier data to support its Science and Engineering Indicators
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Scopus bibliometric data, and LexisNexis patent data as primary source to support its biennial Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) report. The NSF’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) will use Elsevier’s data in support of the next SEI report which will be released in 2016.
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SAGE begins publishing Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will begin publishing the Food and Nutrition Bulletin, one of the leading resources used by researchers, academics, nutrition policy makers and planners in over 125 countries to obtain the most current research and policy information related to nutrition in developing countries. Food and Nutrition Bulletin is the official publication of the Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation and is an established resource for educators, researchers and policy influencers world-wide.
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JoVE named finalist for 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Publishing Information Solution
JoVE, creator and publisher of video solutions that increase productivity in scientific research and education, has announced that JoVE Journal was named a finalist for the 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Publishing Information Solution. Finalists represent the information industry’s best products, technologies, and services created by or for media, publishers, and information services providers.
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Emerald continues support for LIS community with cash prizes for three American Library Association awards
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is providing a cash prize to three different American Library Association (ALA) professional recognition and research fund awards. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions and publications and provide research grants to those in the field of librarianship.
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam joins Brill Open Access Membership Program
Academic publisher Brill has announced that Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has decided to join Brill’s Open Access Membership Program. This program allows VU authors to submit their paper for Open Access publication in the Brill journal program with two options to choose from.
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