Dr. Sheila Mitsuma joins DynaMed editorial team as deputy editor - October 7, 2013
The infectious disease information available from DynaMed™, the clinical reference tool from EBSCO Information Services, is being enhanced by the addition of Dr. Sheila Mitsuma as a deputy editor. Mitsuma has significant clinical experience in the field at some of the top hospitals in Boston and… Read More
New web-based visualisation tool enables academic institutions to explore, analyse and understand international research funding - October 7, 2013
Digital Science, a technology company serving the needs of scientific research, and Symplectic, a developer of research information management systems, has announced the launch of Symplectic Dimensions at THE World Academic Summit in Singapore. Dimensions is a new web-based visualisation tool that enables academic research institutions… Read More
Two new publishers to participate in the CLOCKSS digital preservation archive - October 7, 2013
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of Museum Victoria and the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. CLOCKSS will preserve their collections in its geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. This action… Read More
The Charlesworth Group to provide sales representation in China for ICE Publishing - October 7, 2013
The Charlesworth Group has announced that it will be providing dedicated sales representation in China for ICE Publishing, the publishing division of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The Charlesworth Group's experienced team of China Experts will handle existing sales and develop new sales and revenue streams… Read More
ARL awarded IMLS and Mellon grants to support strategic thinking and design process - October 7, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has been awarded two grants to support a strategic thinking and design process in 2013–2014. This strategic process will frame the critical work of the Association and define the role ARL plays in higher education and research to maximise its… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 7, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Open Access “Sting” Reveals Deception, Missed Opportunities); Heather Morrison (Scholars: let's keep our jobs and ditch the commercial scholarly publishers high profit margins); David Crotty (Driving Altmetrics Performance Through Marketing — A New Differentiator for Scholarly Journals?); and… Read More
