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 Scope e-Knowledge Center now part of SPi Global
SPi Global, the market leading content technology and content solutions enterprise that provides data services and subject matter expertise (SME) to multiple industries, has completed the transaction for the acquisition ofScope e-Knowledge Center, a leading provider of specialised knowledge services for publishers and information providers. Scope is one of the five businesses under the Quatrro group of companies’ umbrella, largely focused on services and fulfillment, leveraging platforms and technology in specified domains.
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 Artificial intelligence will bring back the ‘glittering spires’ of universities, predicts Jisc chief executive
Artificial intelligence will bring back the ‘glittering spires’ of universities, chief executive at Jisc Paul Feldman predicted at a conference recently. Speaking during a session exploring the challenges for the sector posed by artificial intelligence, Feldman described how little more than two decades after the internet driven third revolution in education, we are now facing a fourth one.
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 Altmetric to organise publisher workshop
Altmetric is organising an afternoon of talks and workshop sessions at Warwick Business School in London – on level 17 of The Shard. The event will feature a mixture of talks from publishers already making use of altmetrics, product updates, interactive workshops and a panel discussion on how publishers can play their part in responsible metrics.
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 Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine to preserve OA e-journals with Portico
Digital preservation service Portico has announced that the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine (JSNM) will preserve their Open Access e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. The JSNM publishes Kaku Igaku and has a network of over 3,500 members, consisting of Physicians, chemists, technologists, and more to improve the flow of knowledge and information.
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 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft signs up as sustainable funder
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has announced that Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft has signed up to the growing list of organisations who have committed funds, via SCOSS, to support DOAJ on its way to a sustainable form of funding and future. DOAJ claims to be a valuable tool not only for researchers and libraries, but also for funders and infrastructure providers.
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 Latest edition of Blogspeak now online
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Fatima Arkin (Scientists and subscription journals tussling for power); Laura Radcliffe and Leighann Spencer (Diary of an app! Will using mobile devices in qualitative research become the norm?); Matthew Sanscartier and Matthew Johnston (How to thrive on academic criticism); and Dawn Field (Levels of editing of a scientific paper). 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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