Elsevier expands DirectCourse for Mental Health Practitioners - October 18, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new curriculum, The College of Recovery and Community Inclusion. In conjunction with the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, Elsevier has made this new curriculum available via DirectCourse, a suite of… Read More
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS names two new Editors-in-Chief - October 18, 2013
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal published by BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Prof Lester Drewes (University of Minnesota) and Prof Richard Keep (University of Michigan) as co-Editors-in-Chief of Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, working alongside Hazel… Read More
NISO publishes Data Curation themed issue of Information Standards quarterly in Open Access - October 18, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces the publication of the Fall 2013 issue of Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) with a special theme of Data Curation. Interest in the topic of data curation has increased greatly as many governments and funding organisations have mandated that publicly… Read More
Florida State University announces two campus-wide initiatives during Open Access Week - October 18, 2013
As Florida State University observes Open Access Week Oct. 21-27, Florida State University Libraries is advancing two campus-wide initiatives to support a growing international effort to promote free and immediate online access to scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use research results as needed.… Read More
PubMatic launches Account Management and Platform Solutions division - October 18, 2013
PubMatic, the digital media platform company for publishers, has announced the launch of its Account Management and Platform Solutions (AMPS) division. The new group is an industry first consulting and professional services offering to help publishers fully integrate PubMatic's tools and solutions into their business plans.… Read More
ARL publishes Print Retention Decision Making, SPEC Kit 337 - October 18, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Print Retention Decision Making, SPEC Kit 337, which examines research libraries’ print retention decision making strategies related to storage of materials in three different types of facilities or circumstances: on-site, staff-only shelving; remote shelving; and collaborative retention agreements.… Read More
