Oxford University Press announces continued growth in latest Impact Factor results - July 22, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced continued growth in the 2015 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2015). OUP now has 220 titles receiving an Impact Factor, with 25 percent of journals ranked in the top 10 percent of at least one subject category. This… Read More
IFLA, FAO and COAR to organise Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum - July 22, 2015
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and COAR, are organising an e-forum on 'Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies' which will take place… Read More
RELX PLC appoints Marike van Lier Lels to its Board - July 22, 2015
RELX Group has announced that, following the implementation of its corporate structure simplification on 1 July, it is fully aligning the membership of its Boards with the appointment of Marike van Lier Lels as a Non-Executive Director of RELX PLC and RELX Group plc. van Lier… Read More
Three new members set to join IOP’s Council - July 22, 2015
Three new members will join the IOP's Council in October, having been elected in a ballot of the IOP's membership. There were two candidates in the election for vice-president, science and innovation, and Prof. Sarah Thompson was elected. There were eight candidates for the two… Read More
Prof. Philip Nelson elected next Chair of RCUK Executive Group - July 21, 2015
Professor Philip Nelson, Chief Executive of EPSRC, has been elected as the next Chair of the RCUK Executive Group. Prof Nelson will take on the role from October 1 when the current Chair, Prof Rick Rylance, steps down. Prof Nelson has been elected by his… Read More
IFLA expresses concern over extension of copyright terms - July 21, 2015
Members of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) have expressed their concern over the recent copyright changes in Jamaica and Canada that extend the term of copyright protection. A rich public domain and fair access to copyright protected material enhances creativity and the… Read More
