SPEC survey webcast on Learning Analytics - September 13, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2018. … Read More
SAGE Publishing acquires Lean Library to bring library services into patrons’ workflow - September 12, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has acquired technology start-up Lean Library and its associated products to promote the value of the academic library to patrons and bring library services directly into the patron's workflow via their web browser. The Lean Library browser extension provides seamless, one-click access… Read More
Karger and Wellcome Trust join the Blockchain for Peer Review Initiative - September 12, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing company Karger Publishers has recently joined the Blockchain for Peer Review initiative. After Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press and Taylor & Francis, Karger is the fourth reputable publisher to join the efforts towards making peer review more transparent, efficient and recognisable. Karger,… Read More
Publons announces winners of Publons Peer Review Awards - September 12, 2018
Publons, a Clarivate Analytics company and the peer review platform for researchers, has announced the winners of the Publons Peer Review Awards - highlighting global researchers for both the quality and quantity of their peer reviews. The awards honour the best in class for peer… Read More
American Psychological Association partners with Kudos to accelerate impact of researchers’ published work - September 12, 2018
Kudos, a service for managing dissemination of research publications, has announced a partnership with the American Psychological Association (APA), a scientific and professional organisation representing psychology in the US. APA has partnered with Kudos to expand its support for APA book and… Read More
Gale launches new research environment – Digital Scholar Lab - September 12, 2018
Gale, a Cengage company, has announced the launch of a new cloud-based research environment, Digital Scholar Lab. Digital Scholar Lab allows students and researchers to apply natural language processing tools to raw text data (OCR) from Gale Primary Sources archives in a single research platform. The… Read More
