eLife calls for submissions for its new OA journal - June 25, 2012
eLife, the new funder-researcher collaboration in science communication, has announced that it is currently accepting submissions for its new journal. The open-access ‘eLife’ journal will be the keystone in the initiative’s efforts to lead change in scientific publishing. The 'eLife' journal is set for launch at the end of 2012.… Read More
e-Libro announces new mobile apps powered by ebrary - June 25, 2012
Virtual Spanish Language Publisher e-Libro has announced that more than 48,000 Spanish-language e-books are available on millions of smart phones, tablets, and other devices using ebrary's dedicated iOS and Android apps with Spanish language interfaces. A long-time partner of ebrary, a ProQuest business, e-Libro has been… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center and Cision sign multi-year deal - June 25, 2012
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced a multi-year deal with Cision, making its Annual Copyright License available to the provider of PR software, services and tools for the marketing and PR industry. Recognising the importance of copyright compliance, the Annual… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 25, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Stephen Curry (The Finch Report on open access: it’s complicated); Scott Shackford (Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?); Kent Anderson (Money Talks — How Audience Priorities and Publishing Incentives Can Lead to Unusual OA Behaviors); Andrew Pontzen (Time to… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ Data Citation Index connects researchers to data repositories worldwide - June 22, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced that it will preview at the American Library Association Conference (ALA) the Data Citation Index, an upcoming research resource within the Web of Knowledge to facilitate the discovery, use and attribution of data sets and… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – Learning, Culture and Social Interaction - June 22, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new international, quarterly journal - Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. The journal is affiliated with the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) and the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR) and… Read More
