Emerald Group names Dr. Phill Jones as Chief Technology Officer - March 22, 2018
Academic publisher Emerald Group has appointed Dr Phill Jones, formerly Director of Publishing Innovation at Digital Science, to its Board as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Phill will take a strategic lead on Emerald's delivery of digital solutions to better serve its communities, including the enhancement… Read More
Congress Funds $5 million open textbook grant program in 2018 spending bill - March 22, 2018
In a landmark victory for the Open Education movement, the U.S. Congress has included funding for a $5 million open textbook grant program in the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill. This marks the first major investment by Congress explicitly in open educational resources (OER) as a solution to the… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing announces keynote speakers for SSP 40th Annual Meeting - March 21, 2018
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that its keynote speakers for the SSP 40th Annual Meeting to be held May 30-June 1, in Chicago will be Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble and Steve Mirsky. Noble, an assistant professor at the University… Read More
New Springer Nature report looks at researchers’ challenges in sharing data across geographic borders and disciplines - March 21, 2018
A recent report from Springer Nature reveals strong support for data sharing globally, yet identifies a number of common problems amongst researchers when they endeavour to share their data. However, the report also shows variations between nations and disciplines in the proportion of researchers sharing their… Read More
American Chemical Society partners with Royal Society of Chemistry and the German Chemical Society to support ChemRxiv - March 21, 2018
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced its partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry and the German Chemical Society (GDCh) to support the financial and strategic development of ChemRxiv, the premier preprint server for the global chemistry community. This strategic partnership among three of the… Read More
IEEE GlobalSpec names Steve Kirkpatrick to its Board of Directors - March 21, 2018
IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of IEEE and provider of digital media solutions designed to connect industrial marketers with their target audience of engineering and technical professionals, has named Steve Kirkpatrick to its Board of Directors. Kirkpatrick brings a wealth of financial experience to… Read More
