Gale and EveryLibrary partner to launch nationwide campaign to promote how libraries support entrepreneurship - February 18, 2019
Gale, a Cengage company, has partnered with EveryLibrary, a national non-profit organisation dedicated to non-partisan political action on behalf of libraries, to launch a nationwide campaign to help raise awareness of the services libraries offer to entrepreneurs and startups. The campaign will run throughout the… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 18, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Karin Wulf (A Brief History of History Responding to Open Access); John Ross (Debate on New Mission of an Australian University Press); Andreas Pacher (Introducing the Observatory of International Research: A simple research discovery tool for everyone); and Lettie Y.… Read More
New Elsevier/Ipsos MORI study shows that the research ecosystem is changing rapidly and profoundly - February 15, 2019
In 10 years' time, the academic world will see new funding models, methods of collaboration, and ways of conceptualising research and measuring its impact - all driven by advances in technology, reveals an empirical study, conducted by information analytics business Elsevier and market research organisation Ipsos… Read More
Brill expands Biology publishing portfolio with the addition of OA journal, Contributions to Zoology - February 15, 2019
International publisher Brill has announced the addition of the Open Access journal, Contributions to Zoology, to its Biology publishing portfolio. Brill has taken over the publishing responsibilities from Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Contributions to Zoology has published cutting edge zoological research since 1848. Focusing on all… Read More
BMJ signs agreement for sales in Japan with USACO Corporation - February 15, 2019
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has signed an exclusive agreement with USACO Corporation for the sale of BMJ resources to institutional customers in Japan. Under the agreement, USACO will be the exclusive agent for institutional sales of a range of BMJ's resources across Japan. These… Read More
Shortlist for LBF International Excellence Awards 2019 announced - February 15, 2019
The shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2019 has been announced, with USA leading the way with five nominations, closely followed by Brazil and India with three each - and 26 countries represented. The awards, which are held in partnership with the… Read More