IMLS awards grants to OCLC to support national continuing education programs for libraries - November 7, 2013
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently awarded OCLC two 2013 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grants aimed at strengthening and sustaining continuing education programs for libraries nationally. A grant award of $289,387 will aid the formation of… Read More
Thomson Reuters collaborates with Australian National Data Service to aid in the discovery of global data sets - November 6, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with Australian National Data Service (ANDS) to aid in the discovery of global data sets. The collaboration connects researchers to data repositories through the Data Citation Index, a single-point solution providing access to… Read More
Frontiers launches new open-access journals – Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science - November 6, 2013
Open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of two new open-access journals - Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science. Manuscripts submitted to specialty sections in "Frontiers in" journals are peer reviewed by specialty associate and… Read More
European Federation of Societies of Microsurgery now also affiliated with Thieme’s Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - November 6, 2013
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme recently announced that the European Federation of Societies of Microsurgery (EFSM) is now also affiliated with Thieme's Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery (JRM). EFSM represents a total of eleven European microsurgery societies and focuses on promoting education in microsurgery through courses and… Read More
Dr. Cynthia J. Burrows named new Editor-in-Chief of Accounts of Chemical Research - November 6, 2013
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Dr. Cynthia J. Burrows will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of Accounts of Chemical Research, effective January 2014. Burrows, who currently serves as an Editorial Advisory Board member for the journal, is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and… Read More
JUSP welcomes Springer adoption of COUNTER Release 4 to improve journal usage data - November 6, 2013
The Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP) has welcomed the adoption of Release 4 of the COUNTER standard by international publisher Springer Science+Business Media. The implementation ensures that the journal usage data Springer is providing to higher education libraries are now compliant with the standard, ensuring… Read More
