Elsevier announces new concept methods journal: MethodsX - February 4, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a new concept methods journal: MethodsX. Researchers spend up to 80 percent of their time customizing and tweaking existing methods to make them better fit their specific research setting. By providing a home for these often unpublished records, MethodsX allows… Read More
Rheumatology journal appoints new editor - February 4, 2014
International, peer-reviewed scientific journal Rheumatology has announced the appointment of Prof. Jacob van Laar as the new editor. Prof. van Laar will take over from the current editor Prof. Robert Moots. Throughout his five years as editor for the journal Prof. Moots has been dynamic,… Read More
Access to Research initiative begins two year pilot - February 4, 2014
Students, independent researchers and small businesses can now access many of the world's best academic papers across science, technology, medicine and other disciplines through their local libraries. This is the result of a unique collaboration between librarians and publishers, who have made their journal content available for free to UK… Read More
California Digital Library and Elsevier renew contract for next 5 years - February 3, 2014
The California Digital Library (CDL) has announced that it has completed a favourable negotiation with STM publisher Elsevier to renew the ScienceDirect journals for 2014-2018. ScienceDirect is the largest journals package for co-investment by the UC libraries with over 1200 titles.… Read More
BMJ appoints Jay Lippincott as the company’s non-executive chairman - February 3, 2014
BMJ has announced the appointment of Jay Lippincott as the company's non-executive chairman. He succeeds Michael Chamberlain, who is standing down after nearly ten years as chairman, during which time the company has more than doubled in size, and expanded globally. Lippincott has been a… Read More
Occam’s Reader Project and Springer announce agreement to run eBooks Interlibrary Loan Pilot program with GWLA members - February 3, 2014
The Occam's Reader Project – comprising Texas Tech University, the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) – and STM publisher Springer have entered into an agreement to run a pilot program with GWLA's 33 members, focused on eBook interlibrary loans… Read More
