IFLA Committee on Standards announces publication of ‘Definition of PRESSoo: A conceptual model for Bibliographic Information Pertaining to Serials and Other Continuing Resources’ - May 23, 2017
The IFLA Committee on Standards has announced the publication of the Definition of PRESSoo: A conceptual model for Bibliographic Information Pertaining to Serials and Other Continuing Resources. PRESSoo is a formal ontology designed to represent the bibliographic information about continuing resources, and more specifically about… Read More
Cambridge University Press and VSNU announce full OA journals agreement - May 22, 2017
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP) and the universities in the Netherlands recently concluded a three-year agreement guaranteeing 100 percent open access to academic journals. As of June 1, researchers at Dutch universities will be able to publish articles in CUP’s full open access journals via… Read More
The 2017 CWTS Leiden Ranking uses Web of Science data from Clarivate Analytics - May 22, 2017
The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2017 has shared insights into the scientific performance of over 900 worldwide universities from 54 different countries. The ranking looks at all universities worldwide with more than 1,000 fractionally counted Web of Science indexed core publications between 2012 and 2015. The ranking provides statistics on… Read More
Elsevier and SonoSim to expand ultrasound education into North American nursing market - May 22, 2017
Elsevier, an information analytics company specializing in science and health, and SonoSim, Inc., a global provider of ultrasound education and training, have announced an agreement to expand ultrasound education into nursing programs in North America. The agreement aims to accelerate the adoption of bedside ultrasound and… Read More
Submissions deadline for ALPSP Awards 2017 extended to May 26 - May 22, 2017
ALPSP has extended the submissions deadline for the Awards to May 26 (6:00pm UK BST), due to popular demand. The Awards celebrate the best in the industry - new products or projects which are challenging the norm and transforming publishing. This might be a new… Read More
James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry, John Libbey Eurotext and Dedicated Juncture Researcher’s Association to preserve e-journals with Portico - May 22, 2017
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. The College of Medicine and Dentistry is a constituent body of James Cook University.… Read More
