Elsevier launches SoftwareX online journal |
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new concept journal, SoftwareX. The online-only journal provides a dedicated publishing home for all software which fundamentally impacts the research process, but traditionally would not be acknowledged or reported on systematically. SoftwareX is an open access journal that publishes peer-reviewed open source software. More Search for more news in this Category |
Syrian Books and Journals return to US |
A coalition of leading publisher and author associations has commended the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Treasury Department for an amendment to the Syrian Sanctions Regulations permitting the publishing and marketing of manuscripts, books, journals, and newspapers from the war-torn nation under a general license. The Association of American University Presses (AAUP), the Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Publishers division (AAP/PSP), and PEN American Center wrote a joint letter to OFAC requesting that it revise the trade regulations that effectively prohibited American publishers from publishing and marketing books and articles by Syrian authors and scholars in January 2015. More Search for more news in this Category |
ProQuest ebrary adds new titles for Subscription, Purchase, and DDA in March and April |
Ebrary added over 2,900 titles for Purchase in March. New titles came from publishers like Oxford University Press, ABC-CLIO, and Springer Publishing Group. Subjects range from mathematics to education to literature and reference. More Search for more news in this Category |
Ken Michaels appoints Chief Executive Officer of Macmillan Higher Education and Macmillan New Ventures |
Publisher Macmillan Higher Education and Macmillan New Ventures have appointed Ken Michaels as the Chief Executive Officer. Currently the Global Chief Operating Officer of Macmillan Science and Education (MSE), Michaels will begin his new job upon the closing of the proposed merger between parts of MSE and Springer Science+Business Media. More Search for more news in this Category |
Symplectic announces new partnership with *Research |
Symplectic has announced its partnership with research funding experts, *Research. This will bring together the world leaders in Research Information Management with the world leaders in Research Funding Opportunities. More Search for more news in this Category |
John Cabot University in Rome selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services |
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that John Cabot University, an American university located in the heart of Rome, is the first in Italy to select OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and discovery applications in an integrated suite. More Search for more news in this Category |
University of the Sunshine Coast selects Ex Libris cloud solutions |
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group, has announced that the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in Australia has selected the Ex Libris Alma next-generation resource management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo will replace a number of systems, including the Virtua integrated library system and the EBSCO discovery service. More Search for more news in this Category |
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