New Vice-Chair and Directors elected to RLUK Board - April 6, 2017
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has announced the election of Robin Green (Warwick) as Vice-Chair, and Diane Bruxvoort (Aberdeen) and John Scally (National Library of Scotland) to its Board of Directors. Robin Green was elected to the RLUK Board in March 2016, and is currently Librarian… Read More
Cornell University Press awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for second consecutive year - April 6, 2017
Cornell University Press has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant worth nearly $100,000 to fund the open access initiative, Cornell Open for the second year in a row. Cornell is one of four presses to receive a second… Read More
Elsevier launches two game-based learning challenges – Reaxys ChemSearch Challenge and Engineering Academic Challenge - April 5, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced the launch of two game-based learning challenges, the Reaxys ChemSearch Challenge (CSC) and the Engineering Academic Challenge (EAC). The challenges are designed to help students tackle contemporary, real-world problems by embracing a transdisciplinary approach… Read More
New Public Data Lab to support advances in social science research and digital methods - April 5, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has entered into a partnership with the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath, to establish a new Public Data Lab in order to facilitate social science research, teaching and public engagement activities around the future… Read More
Taylor and Francis announces new trial with Publons allowing peer review to get the recognition it deserves - April 5, 2017
Academic publisher Taylor and Francis has announced a new trial with Publons, enabling peer review contributions to be instantly tracked, verified and showcased to allow peer review to get the recognition it deserves. Publons is now being rolled out across 30… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center appoints Samantha Burridge to its Board of Directors - April 5, 2017
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a global content management, copyright licensing, discovery and document delivery solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Samantha Burridge to the company's board of directors. Burridge brings more than 20 years of broad publishing and open access experience to the CCC… Read More
