ARL announces SPEC Survey webcast on Data Curation - May 18, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2017.… Read More
Paula Stephan and Jeffrey Mervis to be featured keynote presenters at the Society for Scholarly Publishing 39th Annual Meeting - May 17, 2017
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that its keynote speakers for the SSP 39th Annual Meeting to be held May 31-June 2 in Boston, MA, will be Paula Stephan and Jeffrey Mervis. Stephan will speak on May 31. Stephan's research interests focus on the… Read More
SAGE begins publishing the Journal of General Management - May 17, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the addition of the Journal of General Management to its humanities and social science journal portfolio. Founded in 1970, the journal seeks to advance knowledge on the multi-disciplinary nature of management studies, publishing original theoretical and practical insights into… Read More
EBSCO Information Services certified under Privacy Shield Framework - May 17, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has self-certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The Privacy Shield Framework replaces the earlier U.S.-E.U. Safe Harbor Framework that was invalidated in October of 2015. It is intended to provide a reliable mechanism for companies to transfer personal data from the… Read More
University of Edinburgh selects Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution to improve services for teaching staff and students - May 17, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that the University of Edinburgh has selected the Ex Libris LegantoSM course resource list solution to facilitate the creation, delivery, and use of resource lists. The University has been providing online resource lists via its Resource… Read More
Digital Science expands internationally, opens subsidiary company in Moscow, Russia - May 17, 2017
Digital Science, a business division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and a global technology company focused on jumpstarting innovation in the research community, has opened a subsidiary company, Digital Science & Research LLC based in Moscow, Russia. The company will be led by Dr. Igor Osipov as… Read More
