Elsevier to publish official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - May 3, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) to publish The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (AJGP), beginning in January 2013. AJGP is the authoritative source of information for the rapidly developing field… Read More
SAGE launches new podcast series – Social Science Bites - May 3, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new podcast: Social Science Bites, a series of interviews with leading social scientists on different aspects of the social world. The series is produced and presented by well known authors Nigel Warburton, Senior Lecturer… Read More
The Institution of Engineering and Technology launches new journal – IET Biometrics - May 3, 2012
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the launch of its latest journal, IET Biometrics. Joining the IET’s extensive portfolio of research journals, IET Biometrics explores developments in the growing field of biometric recognition and technology, enhancing the breadth of information available to the… Read More
CrossRef announces FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies - May 3, 2012
CrossRef, a US-based not-for-profit membership association of publishers, has announced FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies that will standardise the names of research funders and add grant numbers attributed in journal articles or other scholarly documents. The collaboration would allow researchers, publishers,… Read More
Ithaka report offers overview of online learning technologies - May 3, 2012
An Ithaka S+R report, released and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the challenges to be overcome by institutions so that they can take advantage of online learning technologies. The report, titled ‘Barriers to Adoption of Online Learning Systems in US Higher Education,’… Read More
MIT and Harvard unveil online learning platform edX - May 3, 2012
Harvard University and MIT have announced edX, a new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners. EdX will build on both universities’ experience in offering online instructional… Read More
