 Freedom of Information requests reveal payments to main journal publishers by universities have soared |
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The amount paid by UK universities to subscribe to journals from some large publishers has risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010, new data suggest. The finding is based on freelance requests under the Freedom of Information Act to more than 100 universities by Ben Meghreblian, an independent researcher, and Stuart Lawson, a research analyst at Jisc Collections. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness journal offers free access to special collection of articles on Ebola |
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The Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health recently launched a special collection of articles on the Ebola virus. These, and subsequent articles will remain freely available to all readers. Topics range from translational public health, legal preparedness and response, triage screening and a primer for clinicians. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Wiley makes 2014 Nobel Laureates work free to access until end of the year |
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Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will celebrate the achievements of the 2014 Nobel laureates by making a selection of content from the 2014 winners free to access until the end of the year. Interested parties may visit the individual announcements on the Wiley Press Room to access content. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Springer signs on as principal sponsor of ‘Trans-Tasman 3MT’ competition |
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STM publisher Springer has announced that it is the principal sponsor of the 2014 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, which challenges students pursuing higher education degrees to turn their theses into three minute presentations. The contest provides Springer a way of encouraging early career researchers to develop an ability to communicate their work to non-scientists. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Elsevier announces winners of 2014 Tetrahedron Prize |
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STM publisher Elsevier and the Executive Board of Editors of the Tetrahedron journal series have announced that the 2014 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic & Biomedicinal Chemistry has been awarded to Professor Barry Trost, Stanford University, USA and Jiro Tsuji, Honorary professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. They jointly receive the award for their outstanding contributions to organic chemistry. More Search for more news in this Category |
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EBSCO introduces Flipster, a new way to access digital magazines |
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EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is introducing FlipsterTM, which allows library patrons to browse the latest issues of high quality digital versions of popular magazines, courtesy of their library. Flipster provides users easy access to digital magazines for online browsing via their desktops or any mobile device. Flipster allows libraries to give their patrons the option of accessing the content at the library or remotely. More Search for more news in this Category |
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IET President-elect announced |
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Naomi Climer will become IET President on October 1, 2015. Naomi, currently IET Deputy President, has spent her career immersed in the rapidly changing world of media and entertainment technology from the analogue, pre-internet days of TV and radio through to the multi-channel, multi-platform, mobile experience of today. More Search for more news in this Category |
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NTIS expands free access to federal technical reports |
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The National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) is now offering the American public free public access to a searchable online database of approximately three million federal science and technology reports. The library is a service of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Technical Information Service. More Search for more news in this Category |
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