 Florida’s Council of State University Libraries join NFAIS as new member |
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The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global nonprofit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced that the state of Florida’s Council of State University Libraries (CSUL) has joined NFAIS as a new member. The CSUL mission is to direct collaborative efforts to build collections, share resources and provide library services and programs that support the teaching, research and service agendas of the State Universities of Florida. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Springer Nature appoints Rachel Jacobs to Springer Nature Board |
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Springer Nature, a global research, educational and professional publisher, has announced the appointment of Rachel Jacobs, Group General Counsel, Springer Nature to the Springer Nature Board. Rachel was appointed Group General Counsel for Springer Nature in May 2015, following the creation of the new company through the merger of Macmillan Science and Education with Springer Science+Business Media. More Search for more news in this Category |
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American Society of Hematology launches new cutting-edge publication, Blood Advances |
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The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will launch an open-access journal to complement Blood, its flagship publication and the most-cited journal in hematology. Blood AdvancesTM will offer a unique focus on scholarly and educational content that complements and expands on topics beyond the scope addressed in Blood. An online platform that provides opportunities for increased communication between authors and readers will be a hallmark of ASH’s new publication. More Search for more news in this Category |
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IET and TESP join forces to promote new apprenticeship standard |
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The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) recently organised an event bringing together employers and training providers to inform them about the latest apprenticeship developments. Sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the event provided a range of information on all aspects of the new apprenticeship standard and an update on the apprenticeship funding proposals – including the new Apprenticeship Levy. More Search for more news in this Category |
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IEEE Computer Society Digital Library expands to over 600k articles and papers |
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The IEEE Computer Society has announced the expansion of their Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) to include over 600,000 in-depth, peer-reviewed articles and papers from experts throughout the technology field. This expansion represents over 30 percent more documents than any other research and study tool available. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Figshare launches Collections – a ‘Pinterest’ for academic research outputs |
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Online digital repository Figshare, has launched Collections, which offers the research community, including publishers and funders, a ‘Pinterest’ for academic research outputs. It enables users to gather any data types on Figshare including video, posters and code, whether public or private to give it new context. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
| The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Crotty (The Downside of Scale for Journal Publishers: Quality Control and Filtration); Oili-Helena Ylijoki (Organising logic: Project time versus process time in the accelerated academy.); Joe Wikert (A new take on ebook windowing); Ann Michael (Ask The Chefs: What Is The Biggest Misconception People Have About Scholarly Publishing?); and Neil Jacobs (New publisher-led initiatives to support reporting to funders). 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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