ACCUCOMS to represent Karger Publishers in Latin America - January 19, 2017
ACCUCOMS has announced that it will be working together with Swiss-based biomedical publisher Karger Publishers in Latin America. With over 100 peer-reviewed journals and a growing number of open-access journals, Karger Publishers claims to be the largest medical and scientific publishing… Read More
Emerald in deal with Peerwith to expand author services portfolio - January 19, 2017
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing will formally announce and launch a new partnership with Peerwith – an online market place that matches academics seeking support for their work, with experts in their field. Emerald understands the importance of ensuring its author and editor community have the… Read More
More than a million records of open access publications from Latin America now discoverable through OpenAIRE platform - January 19, 2017
Over a million records of open access publications from Latin America are now discoverable through the OpenAIRE platform. In December 2016, OpenAIRE began harvesting records from LA Referencia, the large regional repository network that aggregates metadata of open access publications. LA Referencia contains over 1.2 million… Read More
Altmetric adds Shibboleth authentication option for institutions - January 19, 2017
Data science company Altmetric has announced that their customers will be able to access the Explorer for Institutions platform using their Shibboleth single sign-on credentials. This additional authentication method provides customers with the option of seamless access to the Explorer platform, making it even easier for… Read More
NISO publishes ‘Understanding Metadata’ Primer - January 19, 2017
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) continues its Primer Series with the publication of Understanding Metadata. This comprehensive overview of information about an item's creation, name, topic, features, and more updates NISO's 2004 advice on the subject and follows on the Research… Read More
Reprints Desk joins OpenAthens federation of trusted partners, simplifying secure access to research - January 19, 2017
Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in cloud-based solutions for scientific research, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk, Inc. has joined Eduserv's OpenAthens federation. The move expands the portfolio of secure authentication tools for Reprints Desk's Article Galaxy platform that provides a single point of… Read More
