MIT convenes ad hoc task force on open access to Institute’s research - July 10, 2017
MIT's provost, in consultation with the vice president for research, the chair of the faculty, and the director of the libraries, has appointed an ad hoc task force on open access to MIT's research. Convening the task force was one of the 10 recommendations presented in… Read More
Research and Markets adds ‘Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017’ report to their offering - July 10, 2017
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'Analyzing the Publishing Industry in United States 2017' report to their offering. The report begins with an analysis of the Global Publishing Industry and moves on to analyse the… Read More
Knowledge E expands Crossref partnership to become Sponsoring Publisher - July 10, 2017
Knowledge E has announced that it has become a Crossref Sponsoring Publisher. Being a sponsoring publisher means that Knowledge E can now provide Crossref services to scholarly societies and small publishers. Most academic societies and university presses in the Middle East… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 10, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David S. Rovnyak and George C. Shields (How Undergraduate Research Drives Science Forward); John Bohannon (Hate journal impact factors? New study gives you one more reason); Datuk Dr Ahmad Ibrahim (Prioritise local science journals); Marilyn Deegan (What does the future… Read More
Joint Consortia Framework ranks ProQuest as key supplier for print and ebooks - July 7, 2017
ProQuest has been ranked highly in every print and ebook category for the Joint Consortia Framework Agreement in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. These rankings come on the heels of major innovations in the ProQuest® OASIS® and Ebook Central® platforms, and recognises ProQuest's ongoing commitment… Read More
Taylor & Francis Group names Annie Callanan as CEO - July 7, 2017
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has announced the appointment of Annie Callanan as its new CEO. Annie is a highly experienced leader of technology and information services businesses with a track record of operational improvement and innovation. She has worked extensively in the knowledge… Read More
