ProQuest collaborates with five academic publishers for development of the Rialto Marketplace - August 12, 2019
A group of global academic publishers have announced that they will contribute their expertise to the development of ProQuest Rialto. Rialto is a comprehensive marketplace that enables libraries to acquire content from a variety of publishers and platforms. Emerald Publishing, Oxford University Press, SAGE Publishing,… Read More
Physical Review Research publishes its first papers - August 12, 2019
The American Physical Society (APS) has announced the inaugural issue of Physical Review Research. The journal has published its first content less than two months since opening for submissions in June. Demonstrating the journal’s broad, multidisciplinary scope covering all of physics and related fields of… Read More
Cochrane-WHO collaboration on qualitative evidence syntheses in guidelines showcased in new articles - August 12, 2019
A series of papers highlighting innovative work carried out by the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group and the World Health Organization on using reviews of qualitative research in guideline development processes has been published in Health Research Policy and Systems. Cochrane is… Read More
OCLC receives Diversity in Business Award - August 12, 2019
OCLC, the non-profit technology organisation and global library cooperative based in Dublin, has received a Diversity in Business Award representing large organisations in Central Ohio. The awards program, administered by Columbus Business First, recognises inclusive organisations and individuals in Central Ohio. The program highlights excellence… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 12, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Brian Lavoie (Guest Post — The Future of FAIR, as Told by the Past); Teodora Stoica and David Mehler (Introducing Registered Reports, a New Way to Make Science Robust); Roger C. Schonfeld (Open Source for Scholarly Publishing: An Inventory and… Read More
NISO to host virtual conference – From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality - August 9, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is hosting a virtual conference - From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality. The event is scheduled to be held from August 21, 12pm–4pm. One on-going concern in scholarly communication has to do with publication time lags and… Read More
