Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 28, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kyle Siler (There are new frontiers for academic publishing but scholarly associations and faculty must seize the opportunities); Christopher Foote (BMC Ecology is now accepting Registered Reports!); Josh Clark (Analysing online mentions on a massive scale!); and Joe Esposito (Revisiting:… Read More
China South Publishing & Media Group attains minority stake in IPR License - August 25, 2017
Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 11-15, 2017) has announced that China South Publishing & Media Group (CNS) has taken a minority stake in its global rights and licensing trading platform IPR License. CNS is a leading publishing and media group… Read More
Primary Research Group publishes Survey of the Academic Library Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational Materials - August 25, 2017
Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of the Academic Library Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational Materials. This seminal study presents data from 50 colleges and universities about their academic library policies in providing open access… Read More
University of Calgary opts for Ex Libris Alma and Primo solutions - August 25, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Calgary has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma will be replacing the SirsiDynix Symphony® integrated library system. The University of Calgary's Libraries and Cultural Resources… Read More
AIP Publishing unveils language editing and other author services - August 25, 2017
AIP Publishing, a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has launched a suite of new services to support global researchers with their publishing goals – AIP Author Services. AIP Publishing now offers pre-submission services to researchers which include English language… Read More
IM Publications to preserve e-journals with Portico - August 25, 2017
Digital preservation service Portico has announced that IM Publications will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. IM Publications have been established for over 25 years and now specialise in Open Access and free-to-read periodicals. Their publications… Read More