Association of Research Libraries names Rikk Mulligan program officer for scholarly publishing - June 5, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Rikk Mulligan program officer for scholarly publishing, effective July 14, 2014. His two-year fellowship position has been funded by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) through their Public Fellows Program. In this position, Mulligan will work… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center announces alpha release of extracted features dataset - June 5, 2014
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced the alpha release of a new dataset, consisting of page-level features extracted from a quarter-million text volumes. Features are data attributes defined in such a way that they can be identified by a computer and analysed at scale.… Read More
Princeton University Press and De Gruyter sign distribution partnership - June 5, 2014
Princeton University Press has granted academic publisher De Gruyter non-exclusive global distribution rights to its eBooks. PUP is one of the world's respected university presses, publishing in all areas of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Princeton University Press Director Peter J. Dougherty believes… Read More
Elsevier announces publication of new content for the oil and gas industry - June 4, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of new content for the oil and gas industry, including Getenergy Guide Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: Case Studies in Partnership and Collaboration by Phil Andrews and Jim Playfoot. This new book will be featured… Read More
EBSCO Health unveils Pediatric clinical information mobile app - June 4, 2014
EBSCO Health, part of EBSCO Information Services, has announced the availability of a mobile app designed specifically for pediatricians, emergency department physicians, physicians-in-training and other medical providers caring for children with acute illnesses and injury. The PEMSoft Mobile app gives doctors access to vital evidence-based pediatric… Read More
ORCID Outreach Meeting highlights integrations, use cases and outreach at universities and professional societies - June 4, 2014
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, held its twelfth bi-annual Outreach Meeting, hosted by the University of Illinois in Chicago, on May 21-22, 2014. About 160 individuals from around the world participated. This outreach meeting showcased the integrations,… Read More
