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by rheyer Posted on March 17, 2015
Wiley-Publons pilot program enhances peer-reviewer recognition
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of a six-month pilot program in partnership with Publons.com. The pilot enables peer reviewers for selected Wiley journals to get credit for their peer reviews on Publons. Publons works with reviewers, publishers, universities, and funding agencies to turn peer review into a measurable research output.
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Elsevier unveils new open access journal – Reviews in Physics
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new open access journal Reviews in Physics. The journal claims to be the first open access journal publishing only review papers in all areas of (applied) physics. It seeks to provide a platform for researchers who wish to summarise a field of physics research and share this work globally and as widely as possible.
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BMJ and Foundation of Nursing Studies partner to help nurses lead innovation and improve practice
Medical knowledge provider BMJ has announced a new partnership with the Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) to help nurses lead innovation and improve practice. The partnership builds on existing links between BMJ and the nursing profession to deliver common aims around helping to deliver high-quality, safe and affordable healthcare.
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The California Institute of Technology selects EBSCO Discovery Service
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has chosen EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS) to provide its users with the highest quality results from articles, e-books, the library catalogue, institutional repositories, and other sources. The implementation of EDS ties in with Caltech’s mission as a pioneering research and education institution and the Caltech Library’s mission as a user-centered organisation that provides advanced information services.
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APA to publish Psychology & Neuroscience journal
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that it will become the worldwide publisher of the journal Psychology & Neuroscience. This widely respected journal of the Brazilian Institute of Neuropsychology and Behaviour (Instituto Brasileiro de Neuropsicologia e Comportamento) was first published in 2008 by the Pontificia Universiade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro.
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HighWire Press appoints Lorraine Ellery as Director of Business Development
HighWire Press, Inc., a technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers and societies, has announced the appointment of Lorraine Ellery in the role of Director of Business Development. Lorraine comes to HighWire from her previous role as Business Development Manager at Semantico.
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Physicians’ Life magazine appoints new editorial board
Physicians’ Life, the new magazine launching this spring to deliver lifestyle news and features for the discerning doctor, has announced an accomplished editorial board with diverse specialties in order to best serve its readership. With a circulation of 341,000, the new consumer title, published by SLACK Inc., one of the largest and oldest privately held medical publishers in the country, will reach almost half of all practicing physicians nationwide.
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Registration now open for 2015 Editorial Manager User Group Meeting
Aries Systems, a provider of workflow solutions to STMS publishers, societies, and researchers, welcomes new users and returning participants to the 2015 Editorial Manager User Group Meeting. The meeting will take place at the Hilton Back Bay Hotel, Boston, MA on June 18 and 19, 2015. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in sessions about Editorial Manager®, ProduXion Manager®, and Commerce ManagerTM, and network with colleagues.
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Three academic institutions in Kentucky enjoy unified resource management and unified discovery through cloud-based deployment of Alma and Primo
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that ARL-members University of Kentucky (UK), Western Kentucky University (WKU), and Murray State University have chosen the Ex Libris Alma® unified resource management service and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. This integrated cloud-based SaaS platform will replace several systems used by each institution, including OCLC WorldCat Discovery Services, home-grown ERM systems, and the Ex Libris Voyager® ILS and SFX® OpenURL link resolver.
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by rheyer Posted on March 16, 2015
Registrations now open for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that registration for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting is now open. The ORCID Outreach Meeting is a joint conference, organised together with CASRAI, and hosted by the University of Barcelona.
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Jisc Digital Festival presents best digital talent under the theme ‘connect more’
Teachers, IT managers, librarians, lecturers and research managers from across the UK were given the chance to discuss the positive impact of technology on further and higher education and discover new tools and approaches to its use at this year’s Jisc Digital Festival. Held in Birmingham from March 9-10, the largest Digital Festival yet presented the best digital talent under the theme of ‘connect more’, and featured a diverse line-up of digital innovators and leading technology organisations, including internet giant Google.
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AIP Publishing launches ecommerce site powered by Sheridan for print-on-demand conference proceedings
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has launched a branded eCommerce site – printorders.aip.org – to offer print copies of conference proceedings direct to consumers. The solution is an integration of two Sheridan technologies – Sheridan Connect and Sheridan Select.
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IU Libraries and partners receive two grants totalling $931,000 from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Indiana University has received two grants totalling $931,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support further development of the Avalon Media System and a study of new business models for scholarly publishing. The first of these grants provides $750,000 to the IU Libraries and Northwestern University Library to support continuing development of the Avalon Media System, an open-source software product designed to help libraries and archives provide long-term online access to audio and video collections for primarily academic audiences.
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Article explores disruptive potential of new research retrieval tool ‘Article Galaxy Widget’ for researchers
Reprints Desk, Inc., a Research Solutions company and document delivery supplier for scientific, technical and medical (STM) information, has announced the immediate full-text availability of the article ‘The Ultimate Sophistication: Reprints Desk Launches its Article Galaxy Widget,’ created by independent research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc. Authored by Outsell VP & Lead Analyst Deni Auclair, the article has been licensed by Reprints Desk as an eprint and is now freely available online at http://info.reprintsdesk.com/widget101.
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Scope – Knowledgespeak: STM Industry Daily News Alert

by rheyer Posted on March 13, 2015
The London Book Fair and the Publishers Association announce leaders in social & viral content as new speakers for Publishing for Digital Minds Conference
The London Book Fair, in association with the Publishers Association, has confirmed a raft of new speakers for the Publishing for Digital Minds Conference (pDMC), including leading publishers and content professionals from Gleam Futures, Mashable, Lonely Planet and Cambridge University Press. The latest additions to pDMC will see the conference take an in-depth look at the trends that are defining the future of publishing in 2015 and beyond.
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Elsevier publishes seven new neuroscience book titles
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of the comprehensive new title, Brain Mapping: An Encyclopedic Reference, edited by Dr. Arthur Toga. In addition, six neuroscience books on subjects ranging from cognitive enhancement and the human auditory system to epilepsy and brain tumours are also newly published.
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IET and CIE sign co-publishing agreement for global online publication of the Chinese Journal of Electronics
The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) has signed a co-publishing agreement with the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) for global online publication of the Chinese Journal of Electronics (CJE). The agreement, which excludes mainland China, runs for a five year period, starting this year. This agreement, which will significantly extend the international influence of both organisations was negotiated with the CIE’s Deputy Secretary, Forrest Lin.
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CABI integrates IT and Publishing to create new Knowledge Business
Global academic publisher, CABI, has integrated IT and Publishing to create a new Knowledge Business. The strategic focus on delivering knowledge solutions into all CABI’s markets will help the organisation achieve greater scale and impact. Andrea Powell, who has headed CABI’s Publishing team for 10 years, has been appointed head of Knowledge Business in the newly created role of Chief Information Officer.
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ALA urges library directors to support trustee membership to United for Libraries
At the ALA Midwinter Meeting, the ALA Council passed a resolution urging all library directors to encourage and support United for Libraries memberships for each of their trustees. The resolution was supported by the Public Library Association (PLA), the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) and United for Libraries.
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Copibec expands partnership with Copyright Clearance Center, now offers Get It Now article delivery service
The Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction, commonly referred to as Copibec, has expanded its partnership with Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, to offer Quebec’s Cegeps and universities CCC’s Get It Now article delivery service. Get It Now is a cost-effective solution that gives Cegeps and universities library patrons and staff instant access to valuable journal content from leading publishers directly on library websites.
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Panacea Pharma Projects adopts Article Galaxy Widget from Reprints desk for improved pharmacovigilance literature access
Reprints Desk, Inc., a Research Solutions company, has announced that Panacea Pharma Projects, an outsourced pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs supplier, will adopt the company’s Article Galaxy Widget. Article Galaxy Widget is a time-saving tool that provides web browser access to scientific, technology and medical (STM) research articles indexed by more than 50 popular search sites and discovery databases, like Google Scholar, PubMed, ResearchGATE, Web of Science and Scopus, as well as numerous publisher websites.
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by rheyer Posted on March 12, 2015
Elsevier announces second edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the forthcoming publication of the second edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, edited by Dr. James Wright. More than 3900 chapters comprising all areas of the social and behavioural sciences offer thorough explanations of the interactions among the disciplines covered. The encyclopaedia will publish later this month.
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Nature Publishing Group and the British Dental Association launch new open access journal, BDJ Open
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the British Dental Association (BDA) have announced the launch of BDJ Open, a new open access journal which will publish dental and oral health research from all disciplines. Stephen Hancocks OBE, current Editor-in-Chief of the British Dental Journal, will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
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Wolters Kluwer launches web-based compendium of clinical resources for achieving optimal patient outcomes
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced the launch of Clinical OneSourceTM, a customer portal designed to provide the clinical community as well as Sentri7® and Simplifi 797® customers with clinical guidance for achieving optimal patient outcomes. Specifically, the portal offers best practice resources for developing comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), infection prevention and safe compounding activities in hospitals and health systems, all focal points of national regulatory initiatives to elevate patient care and lower costs.
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Concordia University Wisconsin supports students and library staff with Intota and Syndetic Solutions from ProQuest
ProQuest has announced that Concordia University Wisconsin has selected IntotaTM and Syndetic SolutionsTM from ProQuest to improve upon the productivity of library staff and continue to enhance the research experience for their students. As a long-time, satisfied customer of 360 Link, 360 Counter and the Summon® Service, Concordia is eager to build upon its solutions from ProQuest and streamline library management workflows with the transformational library services platform.
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Emerald Group Publishing announces increase in rankings and title inclusion to Association of Business School (ABS) Academic Journal Quality Guide
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced a 50 percent increase in title inclusion following the release of the 2015 Association of Business School (ABS) Academic Journal Quality Guide, with over 100 titles now included. Higher average rankings across Emerald’s portfolios demonstrate research quality and impact, including standout titles in Operations, Logistics & Quality and HR & Organizational Behaviour.
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NISO awarded Mellon Grant to explore patron privacy in library and publisher systems
The National Information Standards Organization has been awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a Consensus Framework to Support Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems. The grant will support a series of community discussions on how libraries, publishers, and information systems providers can build better privacy protection into their operations.
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Former U.S. Representative George Miller joins Cengage Learning as senior education advisor
Cengage Learning CEO Michael Hansen has announced the appointment of former U.S. Representative George Miller (D-CA) as senior education advisor. In this role, Miller will provide strategic counsel to company executives on a wide range of issues, including public policy and business strategy.
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by rheyer Posted on March 11, 2015
Thomson Reuters unveils nominations for Allicense 2015 Breakthrough Awards
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has unveiled the nominations for the Allicense 2015 Breakthrough Awards, honouring the leading deals of 2014 in Biopharmaceutical Licensing and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), as identified by Thomson Reuters Recap, the leading provider of analysis and advice for biopharmaceutical business development. The awards – to be determined by public vote – will be presented on May 5 at Allicense.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office awards Wolters Kluwer patent for ‘Search In Your Own Language’ technology
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the company a patent (Patent Number 8,914,395) for its ‘Search In Your Own Language’ technology. The proprietary local-language search capabilities in UpToDate, the company’s evidence-based, clinical decision support resource, enable users to pose clinical questions in their native language.
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New APA journal integrates research, theory, and practice to inform teaching and learning in psychology
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that the new journal Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology (STLP) will feature evidence-based teaching tips and reviews of contemporary teaching theories in psychology. It plans to emphasize articles that integrate research, theory and practice to benefit high school, community college, college and university educators—and their students. The inaugural issue will be available this spring.
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Wellcome Trust appoints Eliza Manningham-Buller as Chair-elect
The Wellcome Trust has announced the appointment of Eliza Manningham-Buller as the Trust’s Chair-elect. Baroness Manningham-Buller, who is currently a Governor of the Wellcome Trust, will succeed Sir William Castell as Chair when he retires from the role on October 1, 2015. She was appointed following an open recruitment process, and will be the first woman to chair the Wellcome Trust.
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More than 80 percent of students use mobile technology to study, says new McGraw-Hill Education report
Mobile use among students was on the rise from 2013 to 2014, according to new research released by McGraw-Hill Education. The second annual report, ‘The Impact of Technology on College Student Study Habits,’ conducted by McGraw-Hill Education and Hanover Research, found that 81 percent of students use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent year over year.
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University of Genoa selects Ex Libris Primo
Library automation services provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the University of Genoa in Italy has selected the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. The university library chose Primo from a number of commercial alternatives to provide users with a single point of access to all library resources, regardless of resource type or location.
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by rheyer Posted on March 10, 2015
Ebooks are an ‘electronic service’ and subject to higher tax, rules EU court
The EU’s highest court recently ruled that the European Union countries may not extend tax exemptions for books to include ebooks, adding that it considers downloadable ebooks to be services. E-books must be subject to the full rate of value-added tax (VAT), the court ruled.
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McGraw-Hill Education unveils new mobile-first version of connect platform for higher education at SXSWedu 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, the learning science company, launched the new mobile-first version of McGraw-Hill Connect, the company’s learning platform for students and instructors in the higher education market at SXSWedu. The new release of Connect features a student-centric design optimised for use on tablets via native apps, allowing students to complete assignments, study course material through the SmartBook adaptive reading experience, and access the Connect Insight analytics dashboard—anytime, anywhere.
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African leaders and global funders endorse new science funding platform for Africa
The Wellcome Trust will support the African Union’s recent call to establish the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA), to be led by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). The Wellcome Trust, the Gates Foundation and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) are funding the development of AESA and share their vision of supporting the next generation of outstanding African researchers.
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SLACK Inc. launches consumer magazine for doctors
Medical publisher SLACK Inc. has announced the launch of a consumer magazine for doctors. Targeting affluent, time-starved doctors who aspire to lead rich, fulfilling lives outside of work, Physicians’ Life launches this spring with the May/June issue. With a circulation of 341,000, the new consumer title will reach almost half of all practicing physicians nationwide.
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NISO seeks participants for a working group to revise ANSI/NISO Paper Permanence Standard
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking participants for a working group to revise the standard Permanence of Paper for Publications and Documents in Libraries and Archives (ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R2009)). This standard establishes criteria for coated and uncoated paper that will last several hundred years without significant deterioration under normal use and storage conditions in libraries and archives.
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State Library of Queensland goes live with Ex Libris Alma
Library automation services Ex Libris Group has announced that the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) is now live with Ex Libris Alma. An institution with a history of leadership in library technology, SLQ was the first Australian library to implement the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution.
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Reprints Desk’ Senior Sales Engineer Chris Atwood to present to academic library users of ILLiad and Odyssey software applications at upcoming academic library conference
Document delivery supplier Reprints Desk, Inc., a Research Solutions company, has announced that the company’s Senior Sales Engineer Chris Atwood will deliver a presentation entitled ‘Streamlining Content Acquisition and CONTU Compliance via ILLiad’ to attending academic library professionals on March 18, 2015, at the ILLiad International Conference in Virginia Beach, VA. The Reprints Desk presentation will explore best practices for streamlining the acquisition of full-text journal articles via ILLiad, the library resource sharing management software from Atlas Systems Inc., while simultaneously clearing copyright to comply with CONTU fair use guidelines.
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by rheyer Posted on March 9, 2015
De Gruyter partners with Scope to create MARC records from ONIX/Klopotek XML files
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced its engagement with De Gruyter, a leading academic publisher headquartered in Berlin, to create MARC records from ONIX or Klopotek XML files. As part of this partnership, Scope created MARC records for selected backlist and frontlist titles of partners, e-editions and print editions of De Gruyter across the humanities, STM and law domains.
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World’s oldest continuously published journal celebrated its 350th anniversary
The world’s oldest continuously published journal, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, celebrated its 350th anniversary on March 6, 2015. As part of the anniversary celebrations, the Royal Society is publishing two special journal issues in which experts revisit landmark papers published in Philosophical Transactions to explore how they have impacted science across the globe.
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Reed Tech announces advancement of the innovative semantic search technology used to power LexisNexis TotalPatent research and retrieval service
Reed Technology and Information Services Inc. (Reed Tech), a LexisNexis company, has announced the advancement of the innovative semantic search technology used to power the LexisNexis® TotalPatent® research and retrieval service. An evolution in patent research, true semantic search differs fundamentally from traditional keyword or synonym-building searches.
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Cengage Learning’s Questia adds content from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s CliffsNotes to its online collection
Questia, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the addition of content from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s CliffsNotes to its vast online collection of copyrighted scholarly books, academic journals and research periodicals. This integration provides more extensive research options for college students, adding to the already expansive Questia digital library of resources.
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HHS releases plans for public access to federally funded research
On February 27, 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released implementation plans for five HHS agencies based on a common policy approach in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) 2013 memorandum regarding public access to federally funded research. The OSTP memorandum directed federal agencies with R&D budgets of $100 million or more to develop plans to make the published results of federally funded research freely available to the public within one year of publication.
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France’s UNICANCER selects TEMIS and SWORD to accelerate clinical research by analyzing patients’ Electronic Health Records
Semantic Content Enrichment solutions provider TEMIS has announced that its solution Luxid® has been chosen by France’s UNICANCER, the Federation of French Cancer Centers (CLCCs), as the semantic module for its ConSoRe (Continuum Soin-Recherche) project driven by SWORD Consulting and Services. Clinical Trials help progress the fight against cancer by validating promising treatments on actual patients.
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by rheyer Posted on March 6, 2015
NFAIS selects OCLC’s Mary Sauer-Games as new Board of Directors President
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a membership association for the information services industry, has announced the selection of Mary Sauer-Games, OCLC Vice President of Product Management, as its new Board of Directors President. Sauer-Games begins a one-year term as Board President, succeeding Chris McCue, Vice President, Marketing, CAS. Sauer-Games was introduced in her new role at the NFAIS 2015 Annual Conference, held February 22-24, 2015 in Arlington, VA.
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Springer starts pilot project on Linked Open Data
STM publisher Springer has now opened selected metadata from conference publications, heeding the European Commission’s call for promoting open data. The term Linked Open Data (LOD) refers to structured, machine-readable data, which more and more researchers and librarians are now using in their work. Springer belongs to the vanguard of LOD providers and has assumed a leading role among those publishers offering semantically searchable data.
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Directory of Open Access Journals introduces new standards to help community address quality concerns
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), a comprehensive international database of more than 10,000 Open Access journals, recently implemented a rigorous new vetting process that aims to raise the bar of quality for the journals it lists and filters out publications that are tarnishing the image of Open Access. Lars Bjørnshauge, Managing Director of the DOAJ in Copenhagen and director of SPARC Europe, helped to spearhead the expanded review process, which began in March of 2014.
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Wolters Kluwer selects GigaSpaces XAP with SanDisk ZetaScale software to support data growth and faster processing of mission-critical data
GigaSpaces Technologies, a provider of in-memory computing and cloud orchestration technologies, has announced that Wolters Kluwer will use XAP MemoryXtend to enable scaling of the growing volume of data processed by its Sentri7®clinical decision support application and to reduce its hardware footprint. GigaSpaces joined forces with SanDisk Corporation to deliver XAP MemoryXtend with SanDisk ZetaScaleTM software, to provide customers like Wolters Kluwer Health faster data processing at lower cost.
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Future Science Group to continue to require double-blind peer review for research articles
Publisher Future Science Group has announced that it will continue to require double-blind peer review for research articles submitted to all 34 professional journals published by both of its imprints, Future Science and Future Medicine. FSG has employed the use of double-blind peer review since the launch of the company’s first journal, Pharmacogenomics, in 2000.
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LIBROS academic library consortium now live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that LIBROS, the consortium of 17 academic libraries in New Mexico, is now using OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management solution. More than 325 libraries on four continents—Africa, Australia, Europe and North America—are currently using OCLC WorldShare Management Services to gain efficiencies and improve usability in library services and end-user discovery.
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Radiological Society of North America to preserve e-journals with Portico
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) will preserve its e-journals, Radiology and RadioGraphics with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. RSNA is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. The Radiological Society of North America is an international society of radiologists, medical physicists and other medical professionals with more than 51,000 members across the globe.
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Emerald announced as new publisher for ILA book series
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has been unanimously selected by the International Leadership Association (ILA) as the new home for its book series, Building Leadership Bridges. The first Emerald book in the series: Leadership 2050: Contextualising Global Leadership Processes for the Future, will be published in August 2015.
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by rheyer Posted on March 5, 2015
SPARC announces theme for 8th International Open Access Week
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the theme for this year’s 8th International Open Access Week will be ‘Open for Collaboration.’ The theme highlights the ways in which collaboration both inspires and advances the Open Access movement—from the partnerships behind launching initiatives such as PLOS and ImpactStory, to the working relationships the community has established with policymakers that have delivered Open Access policies around the world.
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Wolters Kluwer in deal with the Physician Assistant Education Association to publish the Journal of Physician Assistant Education
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has announced an agreement with the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) to publish its official title, the Journal of Physician Assistant Education (JPAE), effective with the March 2015 issue. Published quarterly, JPAE is an important forum for those involved in the education and training of physician assistants, whose numbers have grown dramatically in recent years.
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APA to publish online journal Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice
The American Psychological Association has announced that it will publish the online journal Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, beginning this month. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice is a multidisciplinary journal committed to increasing the communication between behaviour analysis and psychology, as well as providing up-to-date reports on current developments within the field.
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SLACK announces O&P News, broader scope and focus bring new name to former O&P Business News
STM publishing company SLACK Incorporated, publisher of O&P News, is evolving to meet the changing needs of the entire O&P community. An extensive rebranding plan includes a new look, a greater focus on comprehensive coverage, and a new URL at OandPNews.com. The new enhancements begin with the April 2015 issue.
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UC Press and California Digital Library receive $750K Mellon grant to develop web-based, open source content and workflow management system
The University of California Press (UC Press) and the California Digital Library (CDL) have received a grant of $750,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a web-based, open source content and workflow management system to support the publication of open access (OA) monographs in the humanities and social sciences. When complete, this system will be made available to the community of academic publishers, especially university presses and library publishers.
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Thieme Publishers Delhi takes over publication of Indian Journal of Neurosurgery from Medknow
Medical publisher Thieme Publishers Delhi has taken over the publication of Indian Journal of Neurosurgery from the Medknow division of Wolters Kluwer Health, an international publisher. Indian Journal of Neurosurgery joins a prestigious group of Thieme Open Access neurosurgery journals, including Global Spine Journal and Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports.
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The University of Sussex selects Ex Libris Alma library management service
Library automation services Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Sussex is replacing its library management system with the Alma® unified resource management service from Ex Libris. Tightly integrated with the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution, which the University implemented in 2013, Alma will provide the Library with a future-oriented solution for the acquisition and fulfilment of electronic, digital, and print resources.
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by rheyer Posted on March 5, 2015
Wolters Kluwer partners with Society of Pediatric Nurses to review pediatric content in Lippincott Solutions
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer has announced a partnership with the Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) to review pediatric-specific content for the Lippincott Solutions software suite. With a membership comprising more than 3,500 pediatric nurses, SPN is the premier pediatric nursing society in the US.
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Elsevier’s DirectCourse online curricula provides states and agencies with tools for implementing competency-based training to comply with new CMS requirements
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that its DirectCourse is offering a new crosswalk tool to help providers of Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) implement competency-based training for direct service workers as a means to comply with new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations. CMS amended the regulations, effective March 17, 2015, to enhance the quality of services and provide additional protections for Medicaid beneficiaries receiving services at home or in the community.
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ByWater partnership allows libraries using Koha to easily adopt EBSCO Discovery Service
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and ByWater Solutions have partnered to provide more choices to its customers. ByWater Solutions is the leading US provider of support and implementation services to libraries using Koha, which claims to be the world’s first free and open source ILS. Working with ByWater, libraries that use the Koha ILS can readily adopt EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM as their discovery service and front-end of choice.
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SCOAP3 enters second year of operation, celebrates publication of first 5,000 articles
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) started its second year of operation and celebrates the publication of the first 5,000 articles. More than 18,000 scientists from 86 countries have benefited from this Open Access initiative, publishing articles at no direct costs.
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IOP Publishing to preserves ebooks with CLOCKSS Archive
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with IOP Publishing to preserve their ebooks in CLOCKSS’s geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. IOP is committed to ensuring the preservation of its digital content for the long term and the partnership with CLOCKSS is part of the company’s strategy to provide certainty for customers.
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Copyright Clearance Center adds new publishers to Get It Now article delivery service
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has added four high-value publishers to its Get It Now article delivery service. Additionally, Get It Now was selected as a 2014 Top Product by readers of University Business magazine for the second year in a row.
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