Martyn Harrow appointed new Head of JISC - November 8, 2011
The UK' Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced the appointment of Martyn Harrow, Director of Information Services at Cardiff University, as Head of JISC. The appointment is for a fixed term of 9-18 months, beginning February 1, 2012. He will succeed Dr Malcolm Read who… Read More
American Chemical Society expands publication benefits for ACS members - November 8, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications and Membership and Scientific Advancement Divisions have jointly announced the introduction of new programmes that will expand ACS member access to over 1 million articles and book chapters from the most trusted, most cited, most read publications in the chemical… Read More
Serials Solutions announces enhancements to 360 management services - November 8, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced enhancements to its 360 Counter, 360 Resource Manager and 360 Consortium Edition management services. The enhancements improve the management, workflow and assessment of a library's collection of electronic resources, enabling staff to realise even… Read More
Oxford Journals set to publish two new journals in 2012 - November 7, 2011
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, has announced that Oxford Journals will publish the journals - Research Evaluation and Science and Public Policy - from 2012. Research Evaluation is an interdisciplinary journal covering the emerging methods, experiences and… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 7, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Glyn Moody (Academic Publishing Profits Enough To Fund Open Access To Every Research Article In Every Field); Rafael Sidi (Vision in co-creation solutions and future of STM research platforms); Mathew Ingram (Why the world of scientific research needs to be… Read More
Online Information 2011 event to focus on key issues faced by info industry - November 7, 2011
Incisive Media, UK, organiser of Online Information 2011, has announced the full free seminar programme scheduled to take place at this year's event. The programme is projected as being comprehensive, boasting major industry figures while addressing the most burning issues currently facing the industry including those… Read More
