 Elsevier announces publication of five new public health books |
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STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of The Health of Populations: Beyond Medicine by Dr. Jack James. This book provides a carefully constructed and thoroughly evidence-based critique of the limitations of conventional biomedical healthcare. Elsevier also introduced four new public health books published this year. More Search for more news in this Category |
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ARL to open up access for all SPEC Kits on the ARL Digital Publications platform |
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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will open up access for all SPEC Kits on the ARL Digital Publications platform to all users by the end of August 2016. This change demonstrates the value that the Association and its members place on free and open access to information. More Search for more news in this Category |
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HighWire Press launches new visual analytics and reporting tool for publishers |
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HighWire Press, Inc., the technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers and societies, has launched Usage Vizor, a new visual analytics and reporting tool for publishers, building on the success of Impact Vizor and extensive feedback from the publishing community. Usage Vizor is the second product in HighWire’s Vizor publishing analytics suite, joining Impact Vizor, a 2015 ALPSP Innovation Award Finalist. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Peer Review Week 2016 scheduled for September 19-26, 2016 |
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The Peer Review Week is scheduled to run from September 19-26, 2016. Peer Review Week 2016 will bring together individuals, institutions, and organisations committed to sharing the central message that good peer review – whatever shape or form it might take – is critical to scholarly communications. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Salk Institute among top 25 North American scientific ‘stars’ in Nature Index |
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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, one of the world’s preeminent basic research institutions, ranks as one of the leading scientific ‘stars’ in North America with high-quality output that has grown particularly fast, according to a new report by Nature Research. The index, designed to be a tool for assessing research performance, charts which countries and institutions are the most efficient at producing high-quality results based on publications in top-tier journals. More Search for more news in this Category |
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HathiTrust Research Center awards second round of Advanced Collaborative Support projects |
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The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced that it has awarded its second round of Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects. For the first time, HTRC accepted proposals requesting non-consumptive, computational access to in-copyright materials for research purposes, marking a significant milestone for the HathiTrust. Scholars working in a broad array of fields from institutions around the world submitted proposals, and just four were awarded ACS. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Victoria University of Wellington selects Ex Libris Rosetta for preserving and managing digital assets |
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Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Victoria University of Wellington has selected Rosetta as its digital preservation and asset management solution. The Victoria University Library serves as the custodian of over 15,000 digitised historical cultural works, part of the New Zealand Electronic Text Collection, and over 11,000 born-digital theses and research projects in institutional repositories, including several other smaller digital collections. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online |
| The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kat Smith and Ellen Stewart (The uneven impacts of research impact: Adjustments needed to address the imbalance of the current impact framework.); Maria Kowalczuk (Peer review – do we need gradual improvements or a revolution?); Angela Cochran (What Is SocArXiv?); and Joe Wikert (The short-form content resurgence). 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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