Open Access books set to grow 30% a year through 2020, says Simba report - November 14, 2016
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information has released a report titled 'Open Access Book Publishing 2016-2020.' The report notes that while the movement to unlock the vaults of scientific, technical and medical (STM) research is revolutionizing academic journal publishing, scholarly and… Read More
Clarivate Analytics’ new EndNote X8 supports global collaboration, open science and takes guesswork out of journal submissions - November 14, 2016
Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, has announced the availability of EndNote™ X8, the next iteration of the leading software for researchers, librarians and students to find, manage and create bibliographies, citations and references to research smarter. Research collaboration has… Read More
CRF to launch new journal on structural heart disease - November 14, 2016
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced that it will launch a new international journal focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of structural heart disease and the importance of the heart team in managing these disorders. Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team will publish… Read More
RCVS Knowledge launches RCVS Vet History – Archive Catalogue - November 14, 2016
RCVS Knowledge has announced a new way to access their unique veterinary history collections. The new Archive catalogue is now available to view online, with detailed descriptions of hundreds of items from the last 150 years. RCVS Knowledge holds the historic archive collections belonging to the… Read More
IFLA to continue fight for access to knowledge at 33rd meeting of the SCCR at the World Intellectual Property Organisation - November 14, 2016
Libraries in too many countries around the world lack the basic laws needed to do the best by their communities. And even where laws exist, they frequently fail to take account of the realities of the digital age. As such, the gap between what our communities expect and what libraries… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 14, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rick Anderson (How Wrong Is Greta Van Susteren about Libraries?); Iain Begg (By engaging with the media academics can enjoy benefits to their research); Phil Davis (Is Publication Success a Matter of Dumb Luck?); and Cat Williams (Do scientists and… Read More
