SAGE’ online community of researchers hits 10,000 members - October 3, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that Methodspace, the interdisciplinary online network for the community of researchers, has now reached over 10,000 members. Launched in March 2009, Methodspace was devised to facilitate online discussion about all aspects of research methodology. Registered users can participate in discussions… Read More
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences names Darryl C. Zeldin as scientific director - October 3, 2011
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced that physician-scientist Dr. Darryl C. Zeldin will become the Institute's new scientific director. Effective October 23, Zeldin will lead and manage a $114 million biomedical research programme focused… Read More
EMpact and Eduserv announce sales representation agreement - October 3, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO, has entered into a global (excluding Israel) agreement with Eduserv to provide sales representation for their OpenAthens product. OpenAthens is an identity and single sign-on product that controls users' access to online resources with a single username… Read More
Latest issue of RLI features the future of the University, collecting small data and misleading copyright claims - October 3, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published issue 276 of Research Library Issues (RLI). This issue of RLI features a speech on the future of the research university presented by McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum at the May 2011 ARL Membership Meeting. … Read More
Bloomberg acquires BNA - October 3, 2011
Business news and financial information provider Bloomberg, US, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc (BNA). BNA is now a stand-alone wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg. The acquisition was overwhelmingly accepted by the BNA owner/employees, who tendered about 95… Read More
Maney Publishing re-launches two key health science titles - October 3, 2011
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced the re-launch of two key titles. From 2012, Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology will become Pathogens and Global Health and Annals of Tropical Paediatrics will re-launch as Paediatrics and International Child Health. Pathogens and Global Health will continue… Read More
