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Elsevier launches Knovel Polymer Matrix Composites Database
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the Knovel Polymer Matrix Composites Database. The new database helps companies replace existing materials or select new composites during the engineering research and design process, helping engineering teams increase efficiency in the early materials selection stage, lower costs of testing and maintenance, and ultimately improve material performance.
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific and IOP Publishing announce publishing partnership
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have announced a new partnership to publish the journal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP). The new collaboration will enable both organisations to further their outreach mission by communicating astronomy research to a broader spectrum of the scientific community.
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Stanford University Press awarded funding from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to accelerate integration of interactive scholarly works
Scholars of digital humanities and computational social sciences will soon have an academic publisher offering a validated, peer-reviewed process for their interactive scholarly research projects. Stanford University Press, with grant funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will accelerate the integration of interactive scholarly works, usually revealed as Web sites, and new narratives enriched with digital objects and rich linking, into its publishing portfolio.
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Draft road map for Ebola vaccine development
A draft road map for the expedited development, testing, manufacture, delivery and financing of Ebola vaccines has been published by a global group of experts supported by the Wellcome Trust. The panel of 26 international experts, convened by the Wellcome Trust and the Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, explain how the substantial scientific, financial, social and logistical challenges to rapid Ebola vaccine development and deployment can be overcome through collaboration between governments, industry and philanthropic bodies.
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OCLC acquires Sustainable Collection Services
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has acquired Sustainable Collection Services (SCS), the industry leader in helping libraries manage their print collections. All four SCS staff members will join OCLC as employees. The team will participate in the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago, January 30–February 2 at Booth #1916, adjacent to the OCLC Booth #1818.
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The American Medical Association selects Sheridan to produce commercial reprints and eprints from The JAMA Network
The American Medical Association has selected Sheridan to produce all reprints and ePrints offered through The JAMA Network, beginning January 1, 2015. The JAMA Network publishes some of the most highly cited and influential journals in the world.
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