Registrations for 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing still open - September 1, 2016
The 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP), hosted by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), is still open for registrations. The conference will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway, Virginia, USA, on September 21 and 22. Previously held in Europe, this… Read More
Elsevier provides free access to ClinicalKey to support earthquake relief efforts in Italy - September 1, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier is providing free access to its primary online clinical information and reference tool, ClinicalKey, to support healthcare professionals across Regione Lazio, Italy. The region was struck by a devastating earthquake on Aug. 24, 2016. Italy has declared a state of emergency in the… Read More
Springer’s LOD platform offers new service for authors and conference organisers - September 1, 2016
Publisher Springer Nature is offering a new feature on its Linked Open Data (LOD) platform. It allows users to check if their conference papers published in proceedings are indexed in Scopus. Conference organisers, authors or the research community in general can access Springer's LOD platform free… Read More
ACCUCOMS to represent Éclat Engineering’s RemoteXs - August 31, 2016
ACCUCOMS, a provider of sales and representation services for publishers, recently announced representation of Éclat Engineering's product, RemoteXs. Under leadership of the company's Commercial Managers, ACCUCOMS will now bring RemoteXs to libraries within Latin America, MENA, Turkey, India and Asia Pacific. RemoteXs' goal is to… Read More
FTC sues academic journal publisher OMICS Group for deceptive practices - August 31, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission has charged academic journal publisher OMICS Group of hundreds of purported online academic journals with deceiving academics and researchers about the nature of its publications and hiding publication fees ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. The… Read More
Australia’s Charles Darwin University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - August 31, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Australia's Charles Darwin University (CDU) has opted for a library services platform consisting of the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery platform. These two solutions will be replacing Intota™ and… Read More
