American Chemical Society appoints Dr. J. Ilja Siepmann as new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data – September 16, 2020
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. J. Ilja Siepmann of the University of Minnesota as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. Siepmann has been on the faculty at the University of Minnesota since 1994, where he… Read More
Karger Publishers expands OA program with seven more OA journals, transformative OA agreements and additional ‘Open’ actions – September 16, 2020
Scientific and medical publisher Karger Publishers has again substantially increased the proportion of the Open Access content it publishes, continuing to drive forward the OA transition and demonstrating its proactive “open for Open” strategy. The Switzerland-based company has flipped six subscription journals to the Gold… Read More
EBSCO pays tribute to nurses and midwives with the first-ever EBSCO Nurse of the Year Award – September 16, 2020
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the EBSCO Nurse of the Year Award, which awards an exemplary nurse and/or midwife with a $1,000 scholarship to be used for the continuing education opportunity of their choosing. EBSCO customers worldwide are encouraged to nominate nurses and/or midwives… Read More
Ex Libris campusM mobile platform provides students at University of Hong Kong Libraries with easy access to library services via any mobile device, both on and off campus – September 16, 2020
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the selection and launch of the Ex Libris campusMTM mobile platform by the University of Hong Kong Libraries (HKUL). The first in Hong Kong to adopt the platform, HKUL has already rolled out its new mobile app and web… Read More
New CARL-LAC Report recommends national shared print network for Canada – September 16, 2020
A joint working group of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) have released its final report, laying the groundwork for a collective shared print program across Canadian libraries. Launched in July 2018, the Canadian Collective Print Strategy Working Group… Read More
De Gruyter transforms journal ‘Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis’ to OA via Subscribe to Open model – September 16, 2020
Together with the editors and the National Contact Point Open Access OA2020-DE, academic publisher De Gruyter is transforming the leading library journal Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis (BFP) into open access through the Subscribe to Open model. After a successful transformation, all journal content will be available… Read More
