Elsevier announces four new forestry and plant science titles - May 4, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, has announced the publication of Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition by Pete Bettinger, Kevin Boston, Jacek P. Siry and Donald L. Grebner. The book addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused resource… Read More
BMC Biology becomes the first specialist biology journal to offer Registered Reports - May 4, 2017
BMC Biology has become the first dedicated biology journal to accept Registered Reports. This innovative approach to publishing allows authors to submit their rationale and methods for peer-review before any experiments are conducted. Articles that pass peer-review will be accepted in principle meaning that, as long… Read More
CCC’s seventh annual RightsLink Roundtable provides valuable insights - May 4, 2017
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global content management, copyright licensing, discovery, and delivery solutions provider, recently brought together international delegates from publishing organisations, rights and licensing freelancers, and medical communications agencies for a series of three roundtable meetings at the Institute of Directors in London.… Read More
Dr. David J. Lipman steps down as Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information - May 4, 2017
The National Library of Medicine has announced the departure of Dr. David J. Lipman, who has served as the Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) since its creation almost 30 years ago. Dr. Lipman is assuming the position of Chief Science Officer at… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) launches geolocation data for its Open Access ebooks - May 4, 2017
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the Open Access (OA) initiative supporting monographs in the Humanities and Social Sciences, has announced the launch of geolocation data for its Open Access ebooks. There are always concerns whether a university library is investing in the right content. Yet, how to… Read More
Springer and ABES sign landmark eBooks agreement - May 3, 2017
STM publisher Springer and ABES (agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur) have signed a national license which gives access to four complete eBook collections. The agreement entitles French researchers to use one of the world's largest scientific and technical eBook collections, available on Springer's platform SpringerLink. The… Read More
