INASP’s Journals Online project introduces iThenticate to editors in developing countries - October 12, 2015
INASP, an international development charity working with a global network of partners to improve access, production and use of research information and knowledge, has announced that its Journals Online project has introduced iThenticate software to the editors of journals on the BanglaJOL, NepJOL and SLJOL platforms… Read More
Emerald partners with the Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman - October 12, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has signed an agreement with the e-library of the Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman, a unique service within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This partnership has provided all Ministry of Health hospitals, health centers, nursing institutes and… Read More
Figshare announces next-generation of data management platform targeted at researchers, funders and publishers - October 12, 2015
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic researchers, has announced the next-generation of its data management platform targeted at researchers – ranging from individuals to teams in all-sized organisations – as well as funders and publishers. Already the de facto standard for many users' research data… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 12, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Roger C. Schonfeld (Transitioning to a More Unified Platform); Phill Jones (What’s so Wrong with the Impact Factor? Part 1); Janne-Tuomas Seppänen (Troubling Noises – Why Scientific Peer Review Is not Broken but Needs to Be Fixed); Sabina Leonelli and… Read More
Thomson Reuters to deploy Watson technology to enhance customer solutions - October 9, 2015
Thomson Reuters and IBM have entered into an agreement to enhance customer solutions across Thomson Reuters using Watson. The collaboration underscores the ongoing commitment by Thomson Reuters to deliver innovative technology solutions within specific industry domains to its customers via its in-house… Read More
YBP Library Services and EBSCO increase collaboration with Irish academic community - October 9, 2015
YBP Library Services (YBP) and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) will be working more closely with academic institutions in Ireland after agreeing to new contracts to supply e-books and journals. The tenders were issued and managed by Education Procurement Services (EPS) over the… Read More
