Elsevier acquires content management and workflow productivity solutions firm QUOSA - January 13, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of QUOSA, a US-based content management and workflow productivity solutions provider for researchers and information managers. QUOSA's current solutions and platform, including its Information Manager and Virtual Library, will continue to be supported. The company's technological capabilities… Read More
Springer launches interdisciplinary open access journal, SpringerPlus - January 13, 2012
Scientific publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has launched a new open access journal, SpringerPlus, under its SpringerOpen portfolio. It is the publisher's first open access journal with a broad interdisciplinary approach covering the entire scientific spectrum. Papers from emerging areas of research are welcome. A… Read More
American Psychological Association’s PsycTESTS made accessible via EBSCOhost - January 13, 2012
Database aggregator EBSCO Publishing, US, and the American Psychological Association have signed an agreement that will enable PsycTESTS to be accessible via EBSCOhost, a for-fee electronic resource for libraries around the world. PsycTESTS seeks to provide academic institutions, mental health centres, hospitals and government agencies with… Read More
ARVO launches new journal, ‘Translational Vision Science & Technology’ - January 13, 2012
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), US, has launched its third journal, Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST), with an open call for manuscript submissions this month. TVST is an online only, peer-reviewed journal emphasising multidisciplinary research that bridges the gap between basic… Read More
Journal ‘Environmental Evidence’ now accepting submissions - January 13, 2012
Environmental Evidence, the official journal of the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence, is now accepting submissions. The journal will specialise in publishing systematic reviews, in the hope of providing rigorous and transparent methodology to assess the impacts of human activity and the effectiveness of policy and management… Read More
ARL webcast on Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries - January 13, 2012
The US' Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a free webcast on Thursday, January 26, 3:00–4:00 pm Eastern Time, to discuss the forthcoming ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries. The Code facilitators — Patricia Aufderheide of the Center… Read More
