Scope – Knowledgespeak: STM Industry Daily News Alert

by rheyer Posted on February 19, 2015
Authors can now opt for double-blind peer review across Nature and Nature Research Journals
Authors will now be able to opt for double-blind peer review across Nature and the Nature Research Journals. Nature Publishing Group’s flagship open access journal, Nature Communications, will be joining the trial later in 2015. Double-blind peer review is being introduced in response to author feedback, and follows trials by Nature Geoscience and Nature Climate Change.
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Springer unveils German eBook package for psychology
STM publisher Springer is offering a dedicated psychology package as part of its eBooks collection, effective immediately. The package contains all German-language titles from the field and will include over 100 individual works by the end of 2015. With this step, the psychology package will become part of SpringerLink, the most extensive online academic library in the world, currently comprising more than 176,000 books bundled by subject area, and expanded yearly.
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IPR License enhances search functionality for rights buyers
IPR License, the global platform for the trading of subsidiary book rights, has enhanced its search functionality to make it even simpler for rights buyers to offer, negotiate and complete on a variety of rights-related deals. Significant development work has been undertaken throughout the platform to ensure necessary algorithm and server improvements have been made to simplify and speed up the search functionality.
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Nevada to use Elsevier DirectCourse to train employment professionals
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that Nevada’s Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) will provide a new online curriculum from Elsevier Direct Course to train about 75 ADSD staffers. These professionals work to improve employment outcomes for Nevada adults and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
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Scientific American and Google introduce Scientific American Innovator Award as part of the 2015 Google Science Fair
Science magazine Scientific American and Google are introducing the Scientific American Innovator Award as part of the 2015 Google Science Fair. The Scientific American Innovator Award honours a project in the biology, chemistry, physics, or behavioural and social sciences. The Google Science Fair is an international competition that encourages students between the ages of 13 to 18 from all over the world to submit online science projects in order to compete for prizes, scholarships and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Entries for the 2015 fair are due May 18, 2015.
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MDPI launches beta version of Sciforum Journal Reviews
The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has released Sciforum Journal Reviews, a free service that aims to publish statistics and rankings of scientific and scholarly journals and their publishers. Scientists and scholars that published in a journal can rate the peer-review process and the perceived quality of that journal, as well as share their experiences with the journal’s editors and referees.
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University of Connecticut selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Connecticut Libraries have selected the Alma® library management solution and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution. The UConn Libraries were looking for an advanced technology solution to achieve seamless integration of all the libraries across their diverse system that includes four libraries on the main campus, five regional libraries, the UConn School of Law, and UConn Health.
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Scope – Knowledgespeak: STM Industry Daily News Alert

by rheyer Posted on February 18, 2015
Nature-Springer deal further consolidates STM publishing
Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners announced January 15 an agreement to merge Springer Science+Business Media with the majority of Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan Science and Education — namely Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan and the global businesses of Macmillan Education. This announcement is the first major industry consolidation since John Wiley & Sons bought Blackwell Publishing prior to the Great Recession of 2008. According to Dan Strempel, senior analyst, business professional group at Simba Information, the deal would create a clear No. 2 player in the STM and scholarly market.
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Elsevier and the International Society of Nephrology announce publishing partnership
STM publisher Elsevier and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) have announced that Elsevier will publish ISN’s flagship journals, Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements, as of January 1, 2016. ISN is a global medical society devoted to advancing kidney care worldwide.
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John Wiley & Sons launches ReadCube Connect on Wiley Online Library
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. has announced the launch of ReadCube Connect on Wiley Online Library. ReadCube Connect brings a new, innovative online reading experience, offering readers a wealth of information and article enhancements to the standard PDF. As part of Wiley’s partnership with ReadCube, the majority of journal articles on Wiley Online Library will be available in Enhanced PDF format.
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EBSCO Information Services expands ebook offering with 27 new Subject Sets
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) continues to enhance its collection of eBook titles by releasing 27 new EBSCO eBooksTM Subject Sets. These sets provide libraries with convenient ways to begin or expand their eBook collections with current, reputable content from leading publishers. EBSCO eBook Subject Sets are convenient, prepackaged sets of titles chosen to meet libraries’ needs for new content on popular, in-demand topics.
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ALPSP, the LBF and the PA announce inaugural Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced the launch of the inaugural Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum at the London Book Fair. Developed in collaboration with the London Book Fair (LBF), ALPSP and the Publishers Association, ‘Access all Areas: Global Trends in Research and Scholarly Publishing’ provides scholarly publishers with the opportunity to hear about the international trends affecting research publishing.
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CCC’s ‘Get It Now’ article delivery service now available for adoption by academic libraries in Sweden
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), has announced that its ‘Get It Now’ article delivery service is now available for adoption by academic institutions of higher education in Sweden. Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden is the first school outside the United States using Get It Now.
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Wellcome Trust appoints Prof Stephen Caddick as Director of Innovations
The Wellcome Trust has announced the appointment of Professor Stephen Caddick as Director of the Innovations division. Professor Caddick, succeeds Dr Ted Bianco, who retires from the Trust later this year.
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AstraZeneca licences Labguru Research and Lab Management Software
BioData, producer of Labguru, the web-based research and lab management system, has announced that the Innovative Medicines unit of global pharmaceutical business, AstraZeneca, has adopted the Labguru platform for the global management of biological reagents used in pre-clinical research. Scientists will use the Labguru platform across multiple AstraZeneca sites in North America and Europe, replacing and consolidating several legacy systems spanning several scientific disciplines.
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Scope – Knowledgespeak: STM Industry Daily News Alert

by rheyer Posted on February 17, 2015
Maverix Analytic Platform integrates with Elsevier Pathway Studio for seamless NGS analysis workflow to assist critical decision making
Maverix Biomics Inc. has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with STM publisher Elsevier to streamline the interpretation of raw next-generation sequencing (NGS) data to reveal new insights and to assist with critical decision making. The announcement was made at the 23rd International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference (Tricon) in San Francisco CA.
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Fear of corporate defamation lawsuits should not prevent medical journals from investigating corporate products
Fear of corporate defamation lawsuits should not prevent medical journals from investigating corporate products, according to a perspective piece published online February 16 in the Pediatrics journal. Joel Bakan from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and colleagues examined whether the fear of libel lawsuits influences what gets published in medical journals.
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Springer expands co-publication partnership with Science China Press, launches new journal
STM publisher Springer has launched a new journal Science China Materials (SCMs). Part of the Science China Press (SCP) journal series, the international peer-reviewed journal covers all aspects of materials science. It is co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China and is published monthly in both print and electronic formats.
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SAGE announces extended partnership with eIFL Foundation scheme, supports access to information in Cambodia
Academic publisher SAGE recently announced an extended partnership with the eIFL Foundation scheme. The extended agreement offers access to SAGE Journals (SJ) online and SAGE Research Methods (SRM) to all 18 members of the foundations branch in Cambodia, Cam-eIFL. The eIFL foundation supports the wide availability of electronic resources for library users in developing countries by helping to negotiate the creation of library consortia across multiple countries.
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East Baton Rouge Library opts for EBSCO Discovery Service
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, an award-winning public library in Louisiana, has chosen EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS) as its discovery solution. The library was impressed with EDS because of its fine-tuned relevance ranking and ability to create a search experience tailored to the needs of its users.
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Registrations now open for 36th Annual IATUL Conference 2015
The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) will host the 36th Annual IATUL Conference 2015 in Hannover from July 5- 9, 2015. Participants can now register for the event. The reduced early bird fee applies for registrations received made by April 17, 2015. In addition to the programme comprising presentations, discussions and workshops, IATUL also offers an accompanying company exhibition.
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Brill’s Turkish Historical Review now included in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science
Academic publisher Brill has announced that its Turkish Historical Review is now included in Thomson Reuters Arts and Humanities Citation Index® and Current Contents®/Arts & Humanities. The journal is Brill’s 54th journal to be included for coverage in Thomson Reuters products and services.
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by rheyer Posted on February 17, 2015
National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences selects Summon service to support research information retrieval
The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC) has selected the Summon service to better support the patrons of Chinese Academy of Sciences with an integrated resource discovery platform. This integrated resource platform has been built in NSLC, which used the Summon service API model, and integrated with local resources effectively. NSLC is the first institution to implement Summon for an integrated platform in China.
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Medical journals close their eyes when publishing research ruled fraudulent or misleading by FDA
Professional journals touting the latest developments in medicine have often ignored serious problems raised by federal health regulators with the research in question, according to a study. Charles Seife, a New York University journalism professor and the study’s author, reviewed 78 published papers on clinical trials with which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labelled ‘official action indicated’ (OAI), meaning the agency found objectionable conditions or practices significant enough to warrant regulatory action.
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HealthStream to acquire HealthLine Systems
HealthStream, a provider of workforce development and research/patient experience solutions for the healthcare industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire San Diego-based HealthLine Systems, Inc. for approximately $88 million in cash. Acquisition is accretive to the overall financial profile of the Company, including its earnings, cash flow, and EPS on a pro forma basis before taking into account GAAP required deferred revenue write-down of acquired balance.
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Core Informatics introduces Core Collaboration for Science
Core Informatics, a leader in scientific data management software for accelerating scientific research, collaboration and discovery, has announced the release of Core Collaboration, an agile solution developed to power successful partnerships worldwide. Core Collaboration is a private, secure cooperative platform which exponentially speeds innovation and information sharing, providing immediate, securely sequestered access to partners and talent around the world.
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The Charlesworth Group signs exclusive agreement with Institutional Investor Journals
The Charlesworth Group has announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Institutional Investor Journals, the international publishing, events and electronic information group to provide sales representation in the Chinese market. This agreement will enable The Charlesworth Group to support Institutional Investor’s growth across its strong portfolio of journal titles.
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by rheyer Posted on February 13, 2015
EBSCO Discovery Service helps Universidade do Porto in Portugal increase usage of library resources
Universidade do Porto, the largest university in Portugal, has found great success with the implementation of EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS) from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The university purchased EDS in 2011 after looking at several different services. EDS creates a unified, customised index of an institution’s information resources, and an easy, yet powerful means of accessing all of that content from a single search box.
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ProQuest transforms research with digitization of rare, historical works from Bibliothèque nationale de France
Researchers can now explore early European history and culture as it happened with ProQuest’s release of the first 2 million pages in its massive digitization project with Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) in Paris. When complete, the project will give researchers cover to cover access to more than 28,000 rare European books printed from 1400 to 1700 – 10 million pages – in crisp, fully searchable images.
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National Agricultural Library and ASERL partner to archive 875 research journals
The Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) has announced that the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has become ASERL’s first-ever Program Affiliate. Through this agreement, NAL will partner with ASERL libraries to retain important agriculture-related print journals as part of ASERL’s ‘Scholars Trust’ program, and NAL will use the ‘JRNL’ software tool to manage these holdings and make them discoverable to other program partners.
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PeerJ celebrates two-year anniversary of publishing, opens up peer-reviewed article submissions to new journal PeerJ Computer Science
Open access journal PeerJ, which began publishing on February 12, 2013, has published 760 articles, and over 1,000 PrePrints across all of the life sciences and medicine, culminating in the work of over 4,000 authors. PeerJ is not only celebrating its two-year anniversary of PeerJ publishing articles in the life sciences and medicine, but also the opening of peer-reviewed article submissions to PeerJ’s newly announced journal PeerJ Computer Science.
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NASA public access plan available, uses NIH’s PMC platform
NASA has announced its plan for a policy ensuring public access to articles and data resulting from the approximately $3 billion it invests annually in basic and applied research, as required by the February 2013 White House directive. NASA has provided a detailed timeline for the final policy to be fully developed, and is slating October 2015 as the goal for full implementation to begin.
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ARL announces accessibility webinar to foster library-publisher collaboration on inclusive learning resources
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a free webinar to raise awareness about the value of producing or procuring accessible born-digital resources to support library users of all abilities. The webinar, ‘Working Together: Research Libraries and Publishers on the Value of Inclusive Learning Resources,’ is intended for library administrators and staff, as well as members of the publishing community.
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LearnLaunch and Cengage Learning to inspire edtech innovation through expanded partnership in key growth area
Cengage Learning, a global education company, will bring LearnLaunch Accelerator, a leading edtech startup program, to Latin America via Cengage Learning’s Laboratorio de Innovacion en Experiencias de Aprendizaje (LINNEA). Located in Chihuahua, Mexico, LINNEA is an innovation lab established by Cengage Learning, National Geographic Learning and The Universidad de Autonoma de Chihuahua with numerous projects underway to explore education and new ways to engage learners.
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by rheyer Posted on February 12, 2015
Nature Publishing Group partners with CEGMR, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, to publish npj Genomic Medicine
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group is partnering with the Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia to publish npj Genomic Medicine. A high quality open access research journal, npj Genomic Medicine, will publish the most important scientific advances in all aspects of genomics and its application in the practice of medicine.
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EBSCO support and funding to ensure long-term viability of Koha
EBSCO Information Services and Koha, an ILS created by librarians for librarians, are working together to provide a viable web-based, open source ILS for libraries of all types. The two organisations will also be working to ensure full Koha OPAC functionality within EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS) at no additional charge for mutual customers.
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IOP Publishing journal 2D Materials now indexed in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced that 2D Materials (2DM) will now be indexed in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science, and content will appear within the next few weeks, beginning with Volume 1 (March 2014). 2DM will also be included in the 2016 Journal Citation Reports with an early Impact Factor.
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Registration now open for OCLC Research Library Partnership meeting
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that registrations are now open for the OCLC Research Library Partnership meeting, scheduled for June 3-5, 2014, in San Francisco. Exclusively for OCLC Research Library Partners, this gathering at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel on Union Square will focus on the library’s contribution to university ranking and researcher reputation.
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JSTOR moves to new platform
ITHAKA and Atypon jointly announced the move of the JSTOR digital library, including its related primary source collections, from Atypon’s Literatum platform to a new technology platform created by ITHAKA. Atypon and ITHAKA are working together to make the transition smooth for the nearly 10,000 libraries and millions of people who use JSTOR every day.
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East Mississippi Regional Library System signs long-term agreement with SirsiDynix
East Mississippi Regional Library System (EMRLS), a six-branch system in Mississippi, has signed a seven-year agreement with SirsiDynix. EMRLS has selected SirsiDynix Symphony as well as a variety of BLUEcloud products, including Enterprise discovery interface, MobileCirc mobile circulation app, and eResource Central (eRC) digital content management system.
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by rheyer Posted on February 11, 2015
Elsevier and China Electric Power Press co-publish inaugural book in new Energy Series
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Ultra High Voltage AC/DC Grids by Zhenya Liu, President and CEO of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). This is the first book released under the co-publishing agreement between Elsevier and China Electric Power Press (CEPP), the publishing subsidiary of SGCC. The companies are currently signing additional books for the new Elsevier and CEPP Energy Series.
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German National Library of Science and Technology successfully negotiates licence for SPIE Digital Library
The Alliance licence for the SPIE Digital Library, which the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) negotiated with SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, came into force on 1 January 2015. The SPIE Digital Library contains 420,000 scientific contributions from conference proceedings, periodicals and electronic books covering areas such as optics, photonics, biomedicine and microelectronics. Some 18,000 articles are added to the collection each year.
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Future Science Group re-launches Bioanalysis Zone, an interactive community for the bioanalysis industry
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG) has announced the re-launch of Bioanalysis Zone, the premier online community for the bioanalysis industry. The redesigned portal provides its 6,000 professional members with more content from FSG’s leading peer-reviewed journal Bioanalysis, and an enhanced interactive forum to share information on the latest regulatory, scientific and business developments in the fast-moving field of bioanalysis.
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American Physical Society names Kate Kirby as CEO
The American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors voted to select Kate Kirby as the first Chief Executive Officer of APS effective February 2. Kirby has served as Executive Officer of the Society since July 2009. Before coming to APS, Kirby served as Senior Research Physicist and Associate Director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (1988-2001), heading the Atomic and Molecular Physics Division.
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Springer Publishing Company releases three new iOS nursing apps on the App Store
Academic and professional publisher Springer Publishing Company has announced the release of its three new iOS nursing apps on the App Store – Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Q&A Review, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certification Q&A Review, and Certified Nurse Educator Q&A Review. All three apps provide comprehensive, interactive self-assessment tools for nurses preparing for the respective exams, and each is based on one of Springer Publishing Company’s most acclaimed titles.
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University of KwaZulu-Natal becomes first African institution to implement OCLC’s cloud-based library management services
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a leading South African university, is now using OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and discovery applications in an integrated suite.
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by rheyer Posted on February 10, 2015
Chemical Abstracts Service and FIZ Karlsruhe announce latest release of new STN platform
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe have announced the latest release of the new STN platform, a web-based search solution offering essential, value-added content in an intuitive, powerful interface designed for professional IP searching. New databases deliver highly anticipated content, including premier biomedical databases BIOSIS®, MEDLINE® and EmbaseTM, complementary life science databases CABA and FSTA, and full-text databases that expand global patent portfolio coverage beyond what is available on the classic STN platform.
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México upgrades to EBSCO Discovery Service
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City, Mexico, has switched from another discovery provider’s service to EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM (EDS). UNAM was founded in 1551, making it the oldest university in North America.
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ProQuest invites applications for 2015 Roger K. Summit Scholarship
ProQuest is now accepting applications for its 2015 Roger K. Summit Scholarship, which will award US$5,000 to a promising graduate student in library and information sciences. Global in scope, the popular scholarship has been awarded annually for more than 20 years to students who envision new, meaningful expansions of and uses for digital information services. The deadline to apply is March 30.
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Two Thieme clinical reference books receive Honorable Mention in the Clinical Medicine category at the 2015 PROSE Awards
Medical publisher Thieme has announced that Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade: Cranial, by Remi Nader, et al., received First Prize and Seven AVMs: Tenets and Techniques for Resection, by Michael T. Lawton, received Honorable Mention in the Clinical Medicine category at the 2015 PROSE Awards. The awards were announced at a luncheon held on February 5, 2015 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D. C., USA.
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NISO to maintain the UKSG Transfer Code of Practice
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and UKSG have announced that the Transfer Code of Practice will now be supported and maintained by NISO. The Code provides voluntary guidelines for publishers to follow when transferring journal titles between parties to ensure that the journal content remains easily accessible by librarians and readers.
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HathiTrust Research Center announces recipients of Advanced Collaborative Support projects
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced the recipients of its inaugural Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects. For the inaugural round, HTRC received a total of nine proposals from scholars from a broad set of institutions and research fields. HTRC ACS program is funded in part by HathiTrust, Indiana University, and University of Illinois.
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by rheyer Posted on February 9, 2015
STM opens community-wide consultation on article sharing
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has opened a communitywide consultation into the sharing of research articles. Running from February 9 – April 10, 2015, the consultation aims to start discussion and to gain a better understanding of the current landscape of article sharing through scholarly collaboration networks and sites.
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Publishers highlight continued copyright concerns in Canada and China
Canada’s undefined ‘education as fair dealing exception’ continues to significantly undermine the rights of authors and publishers of educational materials, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP). This and other concerns were recently submitted by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) on behalf of the copyright industries to the 2015 Special 301 Report to the U.S. Trade Representative.
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Elsevier wins 10 PROSE Awards, Virtual Microscope bags Best eProduct Application award
STM publisher Elsevier announced winning 10 PROSE Awards including the Best eProduct Application award for the Virtual Microscope, an integrated browser-based slide viewer that provides access to high resolution whole slide images. Seven books and two journals published by Elsevier received a total of 10 awards at the Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
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AAAS and the Science family of journals join forces with CLOCKSS to safeguard access to content
The CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) Archive has partnered with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to safeguard access to content in the Science family of journals, published by AAAS, in the event of an unforeseen ‘trigger event’ such as a natural disaster. Under the agreement, AAAS/Science content will be preserved in CLOCKSS ejournals and ebooks, across a geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries worldwide.
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Hannah Telfer to present third keynote speech at Publishing for Digital Minds Conference
The London Book Fair, in association with The Publishers Association, has announced that Hannah Telfer, group director for consumer and digital development of Penguin Random House UK, will give the third keynote speech at the Publishing for Digital Minds Conference. This seventh edition of the conference, sponsored by the Copyright Clearance Center, will bring together voices from across the content industries to discuss the topics that will define the future of publishing in 2015 and beyond, to an audience of delegates drawn from over 20 countries.
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Submissions now open for new OA journal, Virus Evolution
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has announced that submissions are now open for new Open Access journal Virus Evolution. The journal focuses on the long-term evolution of viruses, viruses as a model system for studying evolutionary processes, viral molecular epidemiology and environmental virology.
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Unbound Medicine partners with Miami Dade College’s Benjamín León School of Nursing to mobilise learning environment
Unbound Medicine, a US-based provider of knowledge management solutions for the healthcare industry, has partnered with Miami Dade College’s Benjamín León School of Nursing to mobilise their curriculum and create a unique mobile learning environment. Using Unbound’s online authoring system, uPubTM, faculty developed a digital curriculum guide to help students navigate through their course of study.
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IHS acquires Rushmore Reviews, deal gives IHS immediate access to detailed international well information, improving coverage for benchmarking tools
IHS Inc., a global source of critical information and insight, has acquired Rushmore Reviews, a Scotland-based company that provides premium, subscription-based service for drilling and completions benchmarking solutions in the oil and gas industry. Established in 1989, Rushmore is the premier provider of quality-controlled offset well data services to exploration and production operators.
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by rheyer Posted on February 6, 2015
DynaMed’s new, improved mobile app provides physicians easy access to evidence-based content anywhere
Physicians that use the clinical reference tool, DynaMedTM from EBSCO Health, can now access the valuable, evidence-based content anywhere with the new DynaMed mobile app. The new app has been redesigned to make it easier and faster for physicians to find answers to clinical questions.
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Springer cooperates with MOOC organisers worldwide
Effective immediately, the organisers of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can negotiate special rates regarding the purchase of Springer print and eBooks. Students who have registered for a free online course can order these books through a special URL. Additional types of content, for example journal articles, can also be provided for use as course material at a reduced rate.
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Elsevier announces agreement to participate in CLOCKSS archiving of ebooks
STM publisher Elsevier has announced its agreement to participate in CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) archiving of ebooks. CLOCKSS is a community-governed archive committed to open access. As a not-for-profit venture between academic publishers and research libraries, CLOCKSS is building a sustainable, geographically distributed archive.
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IOP Publishing launches new journal – Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, expands biomedical portfolio
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced the launch of the Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express (BPEX) journal. The journal will join IOP’s rapidly growing family of biomedical titles. BPEX will be a broad, inclusive, rapid-review journal that will cover all areas of biomedical engineering, biophysics and medical physics, with a special emphasis on the interdisciplinary work within these areas to help promote crossover research.
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COAR announces publication of COAR Roadmap: Future Directions for Repository Interoperability
Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the publication of the COAR Roadmap: Future Directions for Repository Interoperability. This document is the culmination of over a year’s work to identify priority issues for repository interoperability. The preparation of the roadmap was spearheaded by Friedrich Summann from Bielefeld University in Germany, with support from a COAR Editorial Group and input from an international Expert Advisory Panel.
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Semantic Web journal accepted for indexing in Journal Citation Reports
The Semantic Web journal (SWJ) has been accepted for coverage in Thomson Reuters‘ Science Citation Index Expanded and the Journal Citation Reports. Because of the timing of the journal’s acceptance, it will be included in the 2015 JCR, to be published summer 2016. The Impact Factor will be announced then.
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Gale revamps popular product lines to create a unified, improved and mobile-optimised user experience
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, will introduce a number of enhancements to its most widely-used product lines – GVRL, InfoTrac and In Context, including the optimisation for mobile devices through responsive design. The adoption of a common design and toolset across all products will provide a unified experience as researchers move from one resource to the next, while other changes will enhance accessibility for those with disabilities and increase usability overall for desktop and mobile researchers.
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