Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 22, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Charlie Rapple (Does Sharing of an Unpublished Thesis Create Enough Harm to Imprison Someone?); , Claire Horner-Devine, Cara Margherio, Sheri Mizumori and Joyce Yen (Peer Mentoring Circles: A strategy for thriving in science); Publons Blog (A Glimpse Into the Future… Read More
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. announces new partnership with Overleaf, enables author collaboration - May 19, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Overleaf, a cloud-based, collaborative authoring tool, that makes writing, editing and submitting research for publication quicker and easier. This new partnership reflects Wiley's commitment to offering exceptional author service and will further enhance the… Read More
Elsevier appoints Jean P. Shipman as new Vice President, Global Library Relations - May 19, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, has appointed Jean P. Shipman, currently Executive Director of Knowledge Management and the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah, to fill a newly created role of Vice President, Global Library Relations.… Read More
PLOS appoints Alison Mudditt as Chief Executive Officer - May 19, 2017
Open access journal publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced the appointment of Alison Mudditt as its Chief Executive Officer, effective June 19, 2017. For the past six years Mudditt served as Director of University of California Press (UC Press) where she ushered in new… Read More
Cochrane announces latest Associate Centre, Cochrane Sweden - May 19, 2017
Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health, has announced its newest Associate Centre, Cochrane Sweden. The new Cochrane Sweden Centre is located in the city of Lund, and is affiliated with the Department of Research & Development… Read More
Baker & Taylor’s Global Publishers Services and Simon & Schuster India announce distribution agreement - May 19, 2017
Baker & Taylor, a worldwide distributor of digital and print books, and Simon & Schuster India have entered into a distribution agreement for Baker & Taylor's Global Publishers Services (GPS) effective May 1, 2017. Baker & Taylor's GPS specialises in supporting client publishers with international sales,… Read More
