SAGE’s Global Publishing Director, Ziyad Marar, appointed to Campaign for Social Sciences Board - January 28, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it's Global Publishing Director and author of three books, Ziyad Marar, has been appointed to The Campaign for Social Science (CfSS) coveted board. Launched to raise the profile of social science in the public, media and parliament, The CfSS… Read More
IOP Publishing joins eduGAIN service - January 28, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has joined the service eduGAIN to allow institutions, within participating federations, access to IOPscience through Shibboleth/Institutional login, simplifying access to scientific content within the global research community. Through eduGAIN, IOP has expanded the list of institutions that can… Read More
De Gruyter expands Advisory Board in China in the area of STM - January 28, 2015
Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced that Professor Wing Sum Cheung of the University of Hong Kong has been appointed to De Gruyter's Advisory Board, strengthening the company's STM activities in the area of mathematics. Professor Cheung's appointment is the latest development in De Gruyter's many… Read More
New whitepaper compares and contrasts linked data initiatives at OCLC and the Library of Congress - January 28, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, and the Library of Congress jointly released a whitepaper which compares and contrasts the compatible linked data initiatives at both institutions. The whitepaper is an executive summary of a more detailed technical analysis that will be released… Read More
More than 20 institutions now using Altmetric to help track and report research impact - January 28, 2015
Alternative metrics provider Altmetric has announced that over 20 world-leading research institutions have now adopted the Altmetric for Institutions analytics platform to monitor and report on the engagement and attention surrounding their research outputs. First launched in June 2014, the platform aggregates mentions of an… Read More
University of Arizona selects Ex Libris Rosetta to drive large scale digital asset management and preservation for a consortium-led initiative - January 28, 2015
Library automation and preservation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Arizona has adopted the Rosetta digital management and preservation solution as a key component of its repository services. Designed to expose the University's rich digital collections for the benefit of diverse… Read More
