American Psychological Association appoints Mary Sauer-Games as new Senior Director, PsycINFO - May 6, 2014
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced the appointment of Mary Sauer-Games to the position of Senior Director, PsycINFO. In her new role, Mary will manage the development and growth of the full suite of APA research databases, while expanding their coverage and uncovering new product… Read More
De Gruyter Open and Hellenic Society of Medical Oncology announce publishing agreement - May 6, 2014
Open access publisher De Gruyter Open has become the publisher of the Forum of Clinical Oncology journal. The journal is the quarterly chief publication of the Hellenic Society of Medical Oncology (HeSMO). The Forum of Clinical Oncology aims to provide an enhanced educational opportunity to… Read More
Sigma Xi selects The Charlesworth Group’s typesetting and composition services for its new OA journal for pre-collegiate engineers and scientists - May 6, 2014
The Charlesworth Group has announced that Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, has chosen The Charlesworth Group's typesetting and composition services for its new online open access journal for pre-collegiate engineers and scientists. Sigma Xi is launching a new digital journal titled Chronicle of The New… Read More
New SpringerOpen journal unveils first yearly Best Paper award, sponsored by KACST - May 6, 2014
The editors of the new open access journal Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy have selected the Best Paper among those published in 2013. The winning paper is "Self-standing electrochemical double layer capacitors for operation in severe temperature conditions," by authors Pierre-Louis Taberna and colleagues at the Université Paul Sabatier… Read More
OCLC names Jeff Jacobs as Chief Information Officer - May 6, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced the appointment of Jeff J. Jacobs, an experienced technology executive, as Chief Information Officer. Jacobs comes to OCLC from JPMorgan Chase, where he served as Chief Technology Officer for the digital consumer businesses. He… Read More
Baker & Taylor announces integration of Axis 360 digital media platform with the BiblioCommons discovery layer - May 6, 2014
Baker & Taylor, a worldwide distributor of digital and print books, has announced that its Axis 360 digital media platform is now integrated with the BiblioCommons discovery layer. This move ensures library patrons see and have access to all library materials from the online catalogue -… Read More
