SPARC Europe and LIBER joint workshop deals with key challenge areas pertaining to policy implementation - August 17, 2017
In connection with the annual LIBER conference, SPARC Europe and LIBER recently joined forces to run a workshop titled Bridging the Gap between Policy and Practice: How do we make Open the Default? The event was held last month in Patras. … Read More
Gale offers free access to science resources to commemorate total solar eclipse - August 17, 2017
Gale, a Cengage company and provider of library resources, is offering free, open access to its Science In Context, Student Resources In Context, and Research In Context products through September 15, 2017 to support the thousands of libraries across the U.S. commemorating the total solar eclipse… Read More
ACS Publications announces free training resource for peer reviewers - August 16, 2017
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the debut of ACS Reviewer Lab, an online course created to help educate researchers on the fundamentals of scholarly peer review. A collaborative effort by ACS Editors, leading chemistry researchers and ACS Publications staff, the… Read More
Oxford University Press and the American Society for Nutrition announce publishing partnership - August 16, 2017
Academic publisher Oxford University Press and the American Society for Nutrition have announced a new partnership to publish the society's four prestigious research journals - the Journal of Nutrition, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Advances in Nutrition, and Current Developments in Nutrition,… Read More
Ex Libris announces new release of the Summon® discovery service - August 16, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced a new release of the Summon® discovery service. This release helps libraries further address researcher and student needs and improve their users' experience. Patrons will benefit from interface and system enhancements, increased opportunities for discovering content through subject-specific searches,… Read More
American Academy of Pediatrics enhances journals platform with ReadCube and Altmetric functionality - August 16, 2017
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an independent society publisher of professional and clinical resources for pediatricians and child health professionals, has announced an agreement with technology company Digital Science to integrate Altmetric badges into their journal platform and have their collections… Read More
