Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 15, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: James Hartley and Guillaume Cabanac (Why has submitting a manuscript to a journal become so difficult? A call to simplify an overly complicated process); Cat William (Interpreting altmetrics); EBSCOpost Blog (Be Choosy: Choose Library Books Based on Choice (Outstanding Academic… Read More
Clarivate Analytics and Digital Measures partner to integrate Web of Science and InCites content into Activity Insight - May 12, 2017
For many academic institutions, keeping faculty activity and profiles up to date is a time-consuming data entry exercise. With the newly announced partnership between Clarivate Analytics and Digital Measures, Web of Science and InCites content is now integrated into Activity Insight™, Digital Measures faculty activity reporting… Read More
LBF and Nielsen Book announce third edition of the Virtual Conference: Publishing Around the Globe - May 12, 2017
The London Book Fair has announced that the third edition of its Virtual Conference: Publishing Around the Globe, will return on June 1, 2017, exploring key trends in important global publishing markets through a series of social media events taking place on one day. Supported… Read More
University of Genoa selects Ex Libris Alma Service to unify management of resources - May 12, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Italy's University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova) has opted to migrate to the Ex Libris Alma® library management service to help meet the increasing demand for electronic resources. Integrated with the university's Primo discovery and delivery… Read More
IOP Publishing celebrates 50 years of the Journal of Physics series - May 12, 2017
IOP Publishing is celebrating 50 years of its Journal of Physics series. The Journal of Physics (JPhys) series encompasses five core physics journals, a conference series and a new open access journal covering all of physics. In celebration of this anniversary, IOP Publishing has commissioned a… Read More
IET announces new President-elect - May 12, 2017
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that Nick Winser CBE will become its next President, taking up the position on October 1, 2017. Nick's career within the energy sector spans over 30 years, culminating in his recent appointment as Chairman of Energy… Read More