Publishers join NLM initiative to launch Emergency Access Initiative, granting free access to books and journals for libraries impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma - September 18, 2017
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has activated the Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) in response to Hurricanes Irma and Harvey which devastated Florida and several Caribbean islands, as well as parts of South Carolina, Texas, and Louisiana. The EAI is a collaborative partnership between NLM… Read More
Hindawi and AAAS sign publishing partnership - September 18, 2017
Hindawi has announced the signing of a publishing partnership agreement with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Hindawi will support AAAS by providing post-acceptance publishing services for AAAS's new Science Partner Journal publishing program. AAAS anticipates its first partner… Read More
SPIE Digital Library moves to new site with improved, agile functionality - September 18, 2017
Scholarly publisher SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced the move of the SPIE Digital Library on August 15 to a new and substantially enhanced website. Developed internally by SPIE to create an improved user experience and incorporate… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 18, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Tony Ross-Hellauer (Open peer review: bringing transparency, accountability, and inclusivity to the peer review process); Phil Davis (Do We Need A Self-Citation Index?); Josh Clark (Altmetric at the University of Surrey); Karin Wulf (Does Born-Digital Mean Rethinking Peer Review?); and… Read More
Allscripts certifies Elsevier’s Interactive Patient Education as part of Allscripts Developer Program - September 15, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, has announced that Allscripts has certified Elsevier's Interactive Patient Education as part of the award-winning Allscripts Developer Program (ADP). Elsevier's Interactive Patient Education for Infobutton enables Allscripts ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) users to access patient-friendly,… Read More
Wiley launches new data sharing and citation policies to improve transparency in research - September 15, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of new data sharing and citation policies that will be implemented across all participating Wiley journals. Sharing data enables researchers to reuse experimental results and supports the creation of new work built on previous findings. These… Read More
