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ProQuest integrates text and video in seamless search for improved contextual discovery
One fast, comprehensive search now encompasses content in the ProQuest platform and Alexander Street’s popular Academic Video Online, connecting researchers seamlessly to documentaries, training videos, journal articles, news, dissertations, primary sources, ebooks and more in one place. Subscribers to the ProQuest platform and Academic Video Online can now offer their users a more powerful user experience and better contextual and serendipitous discovery.
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ASTM International joins NFAIS as a new member
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced that ASTM International has joined NFAIS as a new member. ASTM International is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of international voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services.
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Dr. Y.S. Chandrashekhar named new Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
The American College of Cardiology has named Dr. Y.S. Chandrashekhar as the new editor-in-chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. The journal publishes research articles on current and future clinical applications of non-invasive and invasive imaging techniques and is ranked among the top ten cardiovascular journals for its scientific impact. It is also rated as the best imaging journal across all radiology and specialty journals.
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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) appoints Maria A. Pallante as President and CEO
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced that the former United States Register of Copyrights, Maria A. Pallante, will succeed Tom Allen who is retiring as President and CEO. Pallante, who will join AAP on January 17, 2017, is widely-known as an intellectual property expert with a distinguished record of public service.
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Cengage Launches MindTap ACE, offers seamless integration of curated OER content into courses
Education and technology company Cengage has launched MindTap ACE, a digital solution that blends curated Open Educational Resources (OER) with Cengage content. Designed to help faculty seamlessly integrate OER into their courses, MindTap ACE expands Cengage’s portfolio of comprehensive learning solutions that use open resources, including MindTap, WebAssign and Learning Objects.
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Tsinghua University in Beijing selects Ex Libris Alma library management service
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Tsinghua University in Beijing has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® library management service to replace the university’s Innovative Millennium integrated library system. Tsinghua University was ranked as the top university in China by QS World University Rankings®.
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eLife and Authorea partner to simplify submission for authors
Authorea, an online editor for writing and publishing research documents, is integrating eLife into its submission system to give authors more options for direct submission to journals. eLife, the non-profit initiative backed by leading research funding organisations and led by scientists, operates a platform for research communication that recognises and encourages responsible practices in science.
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Latest edition of Blogspeak now online
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (The Measure of All Things: Some Notes on CiteScore); José Luis Ortega (Twitter can help with scientific dissemination but its influence on citation impact is less clear); Jill O’Neill (Intellectual Craftsmanship and Scholarly Engagement – JSTOR’s Ideas for Redesigning the Digital Monograph); Julia Taylor (The real power of an inclusive digital strategy); and Joe Wikert (Here’s another way digital could complement print). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here.
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