Katya Pereyaslavska named ARL Visiting Program Officer for accessibility and universal design - October 15, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the appointment of Katya Pereyaslavska as a visiting program officer (VPO) for accessibility and universal design, effective October 1, 2014. Pereyaslavska is the Scholars Portal Accessibility Librarian at the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and the University… Read More
Thomson Reuters and CCC collaboration to advance OA publishing - October 14, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, to streamline the Open Access publishing workflow with an integrated solution for article processing charges (APCs) through… Read More
Leading scientific journals from Europe and the US accused of ‘political’ rejections - October 14, 2014
Leading scientific journals from Europe and the United States have started to groundlessly reject papers written by Russian scientists and postgraduates, according to some well-known researchers of the Russian Academy of Sciences and publishers of physics and chemistry magazines. According to some scientists, many Western… Read More
Altmetric launch enhanced Mendeley demographic data - October 14, 2014
Alternative metrics provider Altmetric LLP has announced the addition of enhanced Mendeley reader demographics data. This data is collated and displayed on the Altmetric details pages, where users can explore all of the original mentions of each article or other research output… Read More
University of Rijeka in Croatia selects EBSCO Discovery Service - October 14, 2014
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the University of Rijeka Library in Croatia has implemented EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). Seamless implementation, a variety of customisation options and EBSCO's commitment to service led the library to choose EDS. The University of Rijeka was looking for… Read More
Thieme Chemistry relaunches website with new design and improved accessibility - October 14, 2014
Thieme Chemistry has relaunched its website for chemists. Along with a new design, the expanded http://www.thieme-chemistry.com features improved technology and an optimised user-friendly interface. Users now enjoy even faster access to the comprehensive content as well as Thieme Group products for chemists.… Read More
