Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 22, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kwissoker (The Relationship Between Research and Publication, Or Why Libraries Should Buy More First Books Than Any Others); Stevan Harnad (Further Fell Fallout From Finch Folly: The Royal Society Relapse); Joseph Esposito (Having Relations with the Library: A Guide for… Read More
Springer to publish new OA journal in collaboration with the State Grid Electric Power Research Institute in China - July 19, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is publishing a new open access journal in collaboration with the State Grid Electric Power Research Institute (SGEPRI) in China. The Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy will be fully sponsored by the Chinese research institute and… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health and Joint Commission Resources collaborate to develop eCourses for nurses - July 19, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has signed an agreement with Joint Commission Resources (JCR), official publisher and educator of The Joint Commission, to develop online professional development courses for nurses in hospitals and other health institutions. These eCourses will be included in Lippincott's Professional… Read More
EBSCO and Cairn.Info in deal to add French-language journal content to EBSCO Discovery Service - July 19, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Cairn.info have come to an agreement allowing metadata and selected full text from Cairn.info's comprehensive collection of French, Belgian and Swiss journals to be added to EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Content from Cairn.info includes 370 French-language academic journals… Read More
Prof. Charles Brennan named new Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Food Science & Technology - July 19, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and the Institute of Food Science & Technology have announced the appointment of Professor Charles Brennan as the new Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Food Science & Technology (IJFST). Charles has been a dedicated Editorial Board member on the… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. unveils preview issue of new journal on engineered soft devices that interact with living systems - July 19, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has introduced a preview issue of Soft Robotics (SoRo), a new peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the science and engineering of soft materials in mobile machines. The scope and contents of the journal capture the innovative research on robotic technology… Read More
