Twelve leading national research and education networks open doors for international research - May 14, 2015
Twelve leading national research and education networks (NRENs) representing the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, and including Jisc's Janet network, have announced the official launch of the second 'Enlighten Your Research Global (EYR-Global)' programme. This programme, which helps accelerate international research collaborations by providing selected proposals… Read More
Brill announces new appointments - May 14, 2015
Brill has announced the appointment of two new members to the Management Team - Olivier de Vlam will join Brill as Executive Vice-President Finance and Operations, effective August 1, 2015; and Peter Coebergh will become Brill's Executive Vice-President Sales and Marketing, effective September 1, 2015. … Read More
Methods and Applications in Fluorescence indexed in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science - May 14, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced that the journal Methods and Applications in Fluorescence will now be indexed in Thomson Reuters' Web of Science, and content will appear shortly. Coverage will begin with Volume 1 (2013) and the journal will be included in the… Read More
BitLit selects Bowker Bibliographic Data to power its new ‘Shelfie’ function - May 14, 2015
BitLit, creators of an inventive app that enables publishers to offer ebook bundles to readers, has selected Bowker Global Books In Print® database to power its new 'Shelfie' function. Readers use the app to take a photo of their bookshelf (a "Shelfie").… Read More
ARL launches SPEC Survey webcast series - May 13, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2015. … Read More
UK-China collaboration for data sharing in metabolomics - May 13, 2015
A partnership between the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the Universities of Birmingham, Manchester and Oxford, The Sainsbury Laboratory and TGAC with BGI and its open-access journal, GigaScience, has received funding from the UK's Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC) to support the sharing of data and… Read More
