Max Planck Digital Library study calculates redeployment of funds in Open Access - April 30, 2015
The Max Planck Digital Library has put forward a study on the transformation of the subscription-driven system for scientific publications to an Open Access model. For the first time, quantitative parameters are presented showing that the liberation of scholarly literature is possible at no extra costs.… Read More
Springer launches new textbook series, opens up new horizons for network science and engineering - April 30, 2015
STM publisher Springer has launched a new textbook series, 'Textbooks in Telecommunication Engineering.' After six years of campaigning, this field of engineering education has attained accreditation provisions of its own. The work of Dr. Tarek El-Bawab of Jackson State University, as head of the IEEE Communications… Read More
U.S. National Science Foundation selects Elsevier data to support its Science and Engineering Indicators - April 30, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Scopus bibliometric data, and LexisNexis patent data as primary source to support its biennial Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) report. The NSF's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) will use Elsevier's… Read More
SAGE begins publishing Food and Nutrition Bulletin - April 30, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will begin publishing the Food and Nutrition Bulletin, one of the leading resources used by researchers, academics, nutrition policy makers and planners in over 125 countries to obtain the most current research and policy information related to nutrition in… Read More
JoVE named finalist for 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Publishing Information Solution - April 30, 2015
JoVE, creator and publisher of video solutions that increase productivity in scientific research and education, has announced that JoVE Journal was named a finalist for the 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Publishing Information Solution. Finalists represent the information industry's best products, technologies, and services… Read More
Emerald continues support for LIS community with cash prizes for three American Library Association awards - April 30, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is providing a cash prize to three different American Library Association (ALA) professional recognition and research fund awards. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions and publications and provide research grants to those in the field of librarianship. Emerald has provided recipients… Read More
