NRF hosts first African DSpace-CRIS Repository Workshop - January 30, 2017
The National Research Foundation (NRF) hosted a successful DSpace-CRIS workshop at its National Facility the iThemba Labs, in Cape Town from December 4-5, 2016. It was attended by 38 participants including IT administrators, librarians and repository practitioners, drawn from various universities and research councils. The University of Cape Town… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 30, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Holly Else (How likely are academics to confess to errors in research?); Perry Hewitt (Guest Post: Perry Hewitt - Bringing the Cathedral to the Bazaar: Academic Content and Wikipedia); Ann Rogerson (Free Internet based paraphrasing tools: further threats to academic… Read More
Elsevier launches new OA, peer-reviewed journal serving the international otolaryngology community - January 27, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Otolaryngology Case Reports, a new open access journal publishing case reports in all areas of adult and pediatric otolaryngology. This peer-reviewed, online-only companion journal to the prestigious American Journal of Otolaryngology is now accepting submissions and is scheduled… Read More
American Geophysical Union expresses concern for scientific integrity and free communication of scientific information to the public at federal agencies - January 27, 2017
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) wrote to federal agency heads on January 26, expressing concern over recent reports about violations of scientific integrity and interference with public access to and communication of scientific information. In the letter AGU emphasized scientific integrity and transparency as critical… Read More
EBSCO Information Services wins 2016 Copova Award - January 27, 2017
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has been awarded the 2016 Copova Plaque. Given by the Slovenian Library Association, the plaque is awarded to organisations introducing innovations and improvements to the working environment and work processes of libraries. EBSCO was selected for being the first global provider… Read More
Virginia Steel elected as Chair of SPARC Steering Committee - January 27, 2017
Virginia Steel, the Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian at UCLA, has been elected to the position of Chair of the SPARC Steering Committee. Steel has served as member of the Committee, which provides strategic advice and guidance to the SPARC staff, since 2015. Steel… Read More
