Oxford University Press and Emerge Education partner to support educational start-ups - November 24, 2014
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) recently announced a partnership with Emerge Education; confirming its commitment to supporting education technology (ed-tech) start-ups. The Emerge Education accelerator programme aims to improve educational outcomes worldwide by supporting innovative solutions and ideas from educational start-up companies. It offers… Read More
‘Buy It Now’ option now available for HIP and e-Library users - November 24, 2014
SirsiDynix has announced that 'Buy It Now' is now available for all HIP and e-Library users. These users will now be able to buy books, movies, and more from outside retailers through their library's website or OPAC. As part of SirsiDynix's Community Funded Services, a portion… Read More
Palgrave Macmillan to focus on publishing more humanities and social science scholarship from Asia, especially China - November 24, 2014
Academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced that it is focusing on publishing more humanities and social science scholarship from Asia, especially China. New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society is the first Palgrave Macmillan series that has been commissioned from China and will be launched in… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 24, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Derek Sayer (Time to abandon the gold standard? Peer review for the REF falls far short of internationally accepted standards); Kent Anderson (Confounded Complexity — Pondering the Endless Upgrade Paths of Digital Publishing); Phill Jones (Are We Heading for a… Read More
Springer and Association of Dutch Universities reach wide-ranging agreement on access - November 21, 2014
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media and the Association of Dutch Universities (VSNU) have reached a landmark agreement which includes access to more than 2,000 of Springer's subscription journals as well as a commitment to rapidly moving toward open access publishing for all publicly financed research results… Read More
Elsevier expands Chemical and Process Engineering portfolio, publishes six new books - November 21, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new books on chemical and process engineering, expanding the portfolio for researchers, practitioners and students. Included in the list of books is the fifth edition of the three-volume, in-depth reference work Physical Metallurgy, edited by distinguished academics… Read More
