UK’s Open University opts for Linked Open Data Movement - November 19, 2010
The UK's Open University (OU) is reportedly the first university in the nation to open up access to online data from across the institution as part of the Linked Open Data Movement. The JISC-funded OU's LUCERO (Linking University Content for Education and… Read More
Medical journals call for linking of climate and health policies - November 19, 2010
Several medical journals have reportedly come together to urge health professionals the world over to put health at the heart of climate change negotiations. A recent editorial published simultaneously in the BMJ, the Lancet and the Finnish Medical Journal has warned that… Read More
Wiley-VCH launches new journal – Advanced Energy Materials - November 19, 2010
Wiley-VCH, the German subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, US, has announced the launch of the journal Advanced Energy Materials, a new international scientific journal dedicated to publishing high impact research in energy-related materials. The journal is the latest addition to the Advanced series. It will… Read More
SAGE set to publish Psychology of Women Quarterly - November 19, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has partnered with Division 35 of the American Psychological Association (APA) to publish the journal, Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ). PWQ is the official journal of the Society for the Psychology of Women. PWQ will join SAGE's strong journals portfolio in psychology and… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education provides digital learning programmes to California Learning Resource Network - November 19, 2010
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced that it will provide unprecedented access to many of its K-12 online programmes to the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN). Part of the Statewide Education Technology Services initiative from the California Department of Education, CLRN seeks to provide… Read More
De Gruyter selects MarkLogic for next generation publishing platform - November 19, 2010
Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced an agreement with academic publisher De Gruyter to use MarkLogic as the central component of its next generation publishing platform. The agreement establishes MarkLogic as the primary database for De Gruyter, and will enable library, corporate,… Read More