O’Reilly acquires Katacoda, bringing real on-demand server environments to more than 2.5 million users - November 20, 2019
O'Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has acquired Katacoda, an interactive technology platform that enables hands-on learning. With the acquisition, O’Reilly is integrating interactive learning scenarios and sandboxes into its online learning solution to help its users master new technologies. Users… Read More
Web of Science Group releases annual list of Highly Cited Researchers, researchers in the US continue to dominate the list - November 19, 2019
The Web of Science Group, a Clarivate Analytics company, has released its annual list of Highly Cited Researchers. The highly anticipated list identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication, demonstrating… Read More
The Biochemical Society and Portland Press announce new Read & Publish pilot agreement with Jisc - November 19, 2019
The Biochemical Society and Portland Press have announced an agreement with Jisc for a ‘Read & Publish’ transition pilot spanning all Portland Press journals over 2020 and 2021. Portland Press publishes seven journals. Two are fully open access (OA) titles, with one… Read More
University of Zagreb is first research institution in Eastern Europe to adopt ProQuest One™ Academic database - November 19, 2019
The University of Zagreb, the oldest and largest university in Croatia and a research hub in its region, is the first institution in Eastern Europe to adopt the award-winning ProQuest One Academic from educational technology leader ProQuest.
ProQuest One Academic combines more… Read More
Association of American Publishers name Cara Duckworth VP, Communications - November 19, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced that Cara Duckworth has been appointed Vice President, Communications. Duckworth joins AAP from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), where she worked from 2007-2019, most recently as Senior Vice-President, Communications. She will report to John McKay, AAP’s… Read More
2020 call for nominations to the CHORUS Board - November 19, 2019
Nominations to the CHORUS Board are now open! The CHORUS Board of Directors was elected by their membership last February during the Annual Members Meeting. Nominations are now being called for seats on the CHORUS Board that will be voted upon at the next CHORUS Annual… Read More
