University of North Carolina’s library and BioMed Central partner to archive faculty research - January 14, 2013
The University of North Carolina's library and open access publisher BioMed Central have announced a collaboration as a result of which nearly 800 journal articles by UNC researchers will now enjoy greater visibility. Every time BioMed Central publishes an article by a UNC affiliate, the… Read More
AAUP publishes revised Statement on Faculty Status of College and University Librarians - January 14, 2013
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has published a revised version of the 1973 joint Statement on Faculty Status of College and University Librarians. The statement - originally formulated by the AAUP, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of American… Read More
Jisc in deal to preserve and host Vital subject portals - January 14, 2013
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc) has finalised an agreement to preserve and host the Vital subject portals, an invaluable resource for schools. From April 1, 2013, management of the established subject and special interest portals will move from The Open University. The portals… Read More
NIH to recruit Associate Director for Data Science - January 14, 2013
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis S. Collins has announced plans to recruit a new senior scientific position, the Associate Director for Data Science. The associate director will lead a series of NIH-wide strategic initiatives that collectively aim to capitalise on the exponential growth of… Read More
Ibmec selects Blackboard for online and mobile learning - January 14, 2013
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced that it has been selected by Ibmec, one of the leading teaching and research institutions in Latin America, as a strategic partner in online learning. The institution will now use Blackboard's LMS, mobile learning, Web… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 14, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Have Journal Prices Really Increased Much in the Digital Age?); Joe Wikert (Length and spine width in a digital-first world); Alice Meadows (The Historians Are Revolting — Leading History Journal Editors Take on the Research Councils UK); and… Read More
