Springer Open Choice adopts Creative Commons Attribution license - January 19, 2012
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is bringing Open Choice, its hybrid open access option, in line with the fully open access journals published by BioMed Central and SpringerOpen. As a result, all open access content at Springer will be published under the Creative Commons… Read More
Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute renews accreditation with the ACCME - January 19, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that its Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute (LCMEI) has renewed its accreditation with the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Re-accreditation included Accreditation with Commendation, a designation only awarded to the top 25 percent… Read More
EBSCO Publishing’s POV unveils Points of View Debate Blog for students - January 19, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the creators of Points of View Reference Center (POV) from EBSCO have released the Points of View Debate Blog. The blog is projected as a forum for students to discuss topics in the news and debate… Read More
SPARC announces new appointments - January 19, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced the appointment of Dr. Alma Swan to the position of Director of European Advocacy, and Lars Bjørnshauge as SPARC's Director of European Library Relations. Alma Swan, who co-founded Key Perspectives Ltd., a scholarly communications consultancy… Read More
Stephen Bourne to step down as Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press in April - January 19, 2012
Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the UK's University of Cambridge, has announced that Chief Executive Stephen Bourne will step down from his post at the end of April 2012. Bourne joined the Press in 1997, becoming Chief Executive in 2002. He has steered… Read More
Ex Libris expands Primo customer base in North America - January 19, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that in recent months, numerous academic and research libraries in North America have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution, raising the number of Primo sites worldwide to over 900. Institutions that have recently selected… Read More
