Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 10, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Charlie Rapple (Updated Figures on the Scale and Nature of Researchers’ Use of Scholarly Collaboration Networks); Patrick Dunleavy (Citations are more than merely assigning credit - their inclusion (or not) conditions how colleagues regard and evaluate your work); ProQuest Blog… Read More
Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) launches with early success - April 7, 2017
There is fresh momentum in the scholarly publishing world to open up data on the citations that link research publications. Six organisations have announced the establishment of the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC). These include OpenCitations, the Wikimedia Foundation, PLOS, eLife,
McGraw-Hill Education to integrate Connect with D2L’s Brightspace LMS making it easier for college students to access and use learning materials - April 7, 2017
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has announced the integration of its Connect digital homework management and learning solution with the D2L's Brightspace learning management system (LMS) in time for Fall 2017 classes. Used by millions of students, McGraw-Hill Connect® embeds award-winning adaptive capabilities and… Read More
Université libre de Bruxelles to implement Ex Libris Alma, Primo and Leganto - April 7, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Université libre de Bruxelles will be implementing the Ex Libris Alma® library management service, Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and LegantoSM course reading list solution to assist the university libraries in meeting the needs of students and… Read More
eLife appoints 85 new editors in 15 subject areas - April 7, 2017
eLife has announced the newest members of the eLife Board of Reviewing Editors (BRE), bringing expertise in: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Computational and Systems Biology, Developmental Biology and Stem Cells, Ecology, Epidemiology and Global Health, Genes and Chromosomes, Genomics and Evolutionary… Read More
AATS to use HighWire Press’ Impact Vizor visual analytics suite to inform strategic decisions for its journals program - April 7, 2017
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) will use Impact Vizor visual analytics suite from HighWire Press to inform strategic decisions for its journals program. Impact Vizor can help the AATS evaluate trends and identify the impact of articles across its publishing… Read More
