New AAUP Handbook outlines high standards in peer review for scholarly monographs - June 9, 2016
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has released Best Practices in Peer Review, an AAUP Handbook. The handbook articulates a set of practices that comprise a rigorous process of peer review for scholarly monographs. 'Best Practices for Peer Review' will serve as a core resource… Read More
Stellenbosch University selects Ex Libris Alma for optimising library services - June 9, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that South Africa's Stellenbosch University (SU) has chosen the Ex Libris Alma® resource management service to complement the library's Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. This investment will help the university control costs and maintain its ranking as… Read More
NFAIS announces ‘Call for Presentations’ for 2016-2017 Lunch & Learn education series - June 9, 2016
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced a 'Call for Presentations' for its 2016-2017 Lunch & Learn with NFAIS virtual education series. The submissions deadline for the 2016-2017 series cycle is August 1,… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches ProView eBook platform in Turkey - June 9, 2016
Thomson Reuters has announced the launch in Turkey of ProView, the first eReader platform specifically built for professional and academic use. Thomson Reuters ProView is a first-of-its-kind, professional eBook platform that provides delivery and use anywhere, anytime, of specialised professional content published by Thomson Reuters and… Read More
SAGE Publishing partners with Japanese publisher Shinyosha to publish first set of translated social science textbooks - June 9, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the translated publication of the first three of the eight volume collection: The Qualitative Research Kit Collection, with Japanese publishers Shinyosha. Following SAGE's partnership with Shinyosha to co-publish social science textbooks in the Japanese language, these three titles produced… Read More
Wolters Kluwer announces publishing partnership with OA journal Healthy Aging Research - June 9, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced a new publishing partnership with the open access journal, Healthy Aging Research. Healthy Aging Research launched in December 2012. It is currently indexed in Thomson Reuters' Emerging… Read More
