Charleston preconference on producing learning resources for users of all abilities - October 5, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a preconference on producing and providing access to accessible learning resources, the day before the 2015 Charleston Conference on November 4, 9:00 a.m.–noon. Multiple speakers will offer attendees a unique kaleidoscopic glimpse into the world of library… Read More
Eliza Manningham-Buller starts as Chair of Wellcome Trust - October 5, 2015
The Wellcome Trust has announced that Eliza Manningham-Buller has started as the Trust's new Chair. Baroness Manningham-Buller is the first woman to chair the Wellcome Trust's Board of Governors, and was appointed following an open recruitment process. She was previously a Governor of the Wellcome… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 5, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Scholarly Kitchen Blog (HighWire’s John Sack on Online Indexing of Scholarly Publications: Part 1, What We All Have Accomplished); Maria Kowalczuk (Does the peer review model affect the quality of peer review?); Amy Mollett, LSE Social Media Manager, and Sarah… Read More
New study reveals characteristics of the ‘predatory’ scholarly publishing market - October 2, 2015
A study conducted by researchers from Hanken School of Economics and published in the open access journal BMC Medicine sheds new light on the volume and market characteristics of so-called ‘predatory’ scholarly journal publishing. The study shows the number of articles published in journals defined as such that have increased… Read More
Elsevier launches new module in PharmaPendium - October 2, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new module in PharmaPendium, its fully searchable database of drug approval documents and extracted data to inform critical drug development decisions. The PharmaPendium Efficacy Module features over 1.4 million extracted efficacy observations from FDA and EMA drug… Read More
Wiley announces retirement of Chairman Peter Booth Wiley - October 2, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Matthew S. Kissner to succeed Peter Booth Wiley as Chairman of the Board. Wiley was elected to another term as Director. Wiley, who joined the Board in 1984 and succeeded his… Read More
