ACM launches industry-focused journal on digital threats - March 27, 2020
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced the launch of Digital Threats: Research and Practice (DTRAP), a new peer-reviewed open access journal that targets the prevention, identification, mitigation and elimination of digital threats. As DTRAP seeks to bridge the gap between academic research and industry… Read More
ARL, CNI and EDUCAUSE release reports on Research Library Engagement with emerging technologies in research and learning - March 27, 2020
In August 2019 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE announced a joint initiative to advance research libraries’ impact in a world shaped by emerging technologies. If there was ever a time to broadly share what is known in… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched renews two successful open access collections - March 27, 2020
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), has announced renewals of two successful Open Access collections from 2017, both of which were launched as pilot projects for three-year funding models: Language Science Press (LSP) Books and KU Select 2017 HSS Journals. The two… Read More
The National Library of Medicine expands access to Coronavirus literature via PubMed Central - March 26, 2020
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health is working on multiple fronts to aid in the COVID-19 response through new initiatives with the global publishing community and artificial intelligence researchers. NLM is expanding access to scientific papers on coronavirus for researchers,… Read More
ConTech 2020 extends call for speakers - March 26, 2020
In light of the current global situation, ConTech 2020 is extending the call for speakers to April 21, 2020. ConTech 2020 has reduced the requirements on the form to allow a quick and easy submission. ConTech 2020, which is scheduled to take place from December… Read More
Elsevier Infographic: Global Research Trends in Infectious Diseases - March 26, 2020
Over the past two decades, the world has faced several infectious disease outbreaks. Ebola, Influenza A (H1N1), SARS, MERS, Zika virus and currently COVID-19 have had a massive global impact in terms of economic disruption, strain on local and global public health resources and, above all, human health. Using… Read More
