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Springer collaborates with Federica Weblearning to launch MOOCs and books initiative

STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with Federica Weblearning, an academic platform devoted to innovation, experimentation and the dissemination of multimedia distance learning. The collaboration allows authors and lecturers several options of preparing both a textbook and a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on a particular topic.
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Elsevier launches new journal – Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry

Elsevier has announced the launch of Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, a new journal dedicated to advancing basic, clinical and therapeutic knowledge of personalised medicine in psychiatry. The journal encompasses studies of endophenotypes and biological markers, pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and educational and rehabilitation concerns as well as environmental and behavioural, psychological, and social research with the aim of moving toward the search for individualised treatments tailored for each patient.
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Wiley and StudyAce partner to bring learning games, flashcards and practice tests to Psychology and Business students

Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced its partnership with StudyAce LLC, the customisable learning platform that integrates course content into a variety of games, flashcards and practice tests. Wiley’s Real World Psychology (Catherine Sanderson/Karen Huffman) and Contemporary Business (Boone, Kurtz, & Berston) VitalSource Bookshelf versions are now available on the StudyAce platform. This partnership brings together the highly successful course curriculum offered through the premium Wiley textbooks and a StudyAce’s powerful student engagement platform.
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Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be ‘Open in order to…’

The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, has announced that the theme for this year’s 10th International Open Access Week, to be held October 23-29, will be ‘Open in order to….’ This year’s theme is an invitation to answer the question of what concrete benefits can be realised by making scholarly outputs openly available.
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NISO releases draft STS: Standards Tag Suite for public comment

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the release of a draft version of NISO Z39.102-201x, STS: Standards Tag Suite, for public comment. STS provides a common XML format that standards developers, publishers, and distributors can use to publish and exchange full-text content and metadata of standards. Adoption of STS will offer significant benefits at every step of standards development and use.
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New ÜberResearch and the UArctic Science & Research Analytics Task Force report showcases global support for Arctic Research

Data company ÜberResearch and the UArctic Science & Research Analytics Task Force has released a report analyzing global funding trends in Arctic research: International Arctic Research: Analyzing Global Funding Trends. A Pilot Report (2017 Update). For the first time, the report also includes data from all major Danish funders, who collectively contributed funding for over 280 projects across disciplines, and Danish institutions who are doing Arctic research.
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