EBSCO releases Communication Source, continues to expand coverage in the field of communication - January 27, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) continues to expand coverage in the field of communication with the release of Communication Source™. Communication Source claims to be the most comprehensive resource for communication research available today. The resource was developed from a merger of high-quality EBSCO… Read More
ProQuest joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association - January 27, 2014
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), which represents the interests of Open Access (OA) journal publishers globally in all scientific, technical, and scholarly disciplines. ProQuest is renowned for innovative content and technology solutions that increase… Read More
Margaret Reich to serve as new Program Director of Society for Scholarly Publishing - January 27, 2014
The Society for Scholarly Publishing has announced that Margaret Reich, of Margaret Reich Consulting, will serve as its new Program Director starting immediately. In this new role, Reich will be responsible for taking SSP's already strong programs for librarians, publishers, vendors, and others involved in… Read More
Society for General Microbiology launches new OA journal, JMM Case Reports - January 24, 2014
The Society for General Microbiology (SGM) has announced the launch of JMM Case Reports, its first new journal in almost 50 years. The new journal is open access and online-only, publishing original case reports on medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases. JMM Case… Read More
LIBROS selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 24, 2014
LIBROS, the consortium that connects 16 academic libraries in New Mexico, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its new cloud-based library management system. WorldShare Management Services is an integrated suite of library management applications - from acquisitions and circulation, to… Read More
IOS Press launches new OA journal – Journal of Facade Design and Engineering - January 24, 2014
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, an open access journal, edited by Prof.Dr.Ing. Ulrich Knaack and Dr. Ing. Tillmann Klein, from Delft Technical University, the Netherlands. The journal is primarily a scientific journal, but… Read More