New Wiley survey offers new insights to aid academic associations - March 19, 2015
Results from a survey of researchers and research-based professionals by publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. reveal the most valued benefits offered to members by scholarly societies. When asked which aspect of society membership appeals most, 27 percent of respondents indicate that access to a… Read More
Brill announces support for ‘STM Principles for Article Sharing’ initiative - March 19, 2015
Scholarly publisher Brill has announced its support for the STM Association's Consultation on Article Sharing. Scholarly Collaboration Networks (SCNs) - which provide a place for researchers to host, share and discover articles - continue to evolve at a quick pace. In recent years, impressive tools… Read More
EBSCO supports open resource integration through technology development - March 19, 2015
In line with its open metadata and technology sharing policy, EBSCO has shown a commitment to supporting its customers. On the heels of the recent acquisition of YBP, EBSCO has made the official company decision to develop fully open APIs for both YBP's GOBI services and… Read More
National Science Foundation announces plan for comprehensive public access to research results - March 19, 2015
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced its continued commitment to expand public access to the results of its funded research through the publication of its public access plan, Today's Data, Tomorrow's Discoveries. NSF's public access is intended to accelerate the dissemination of fundamental research results… Read More
BMJ and eIntegrity partnership to provide e-learning for health professionals worldwide - March 19, 2015
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has teamed up with eIntegrity to provide e-learning programmes for health professionals around the world. The programmes have been developed by e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH), a Health Education England programme, in collaboration with the UK's medical Royal Colleges and other expert… Read More
NISO approves new projects to develop standards for bibliographic vocabulary exchange - March 19, 2015
The voting members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved three new projects to develop standards to better support exchange and interoperability of bibliographic data. These projects were identified as high priorities in NISO's Bibliographic Roadmap pre-standards initiative, which was funded by a grant… Read More
