Publishers’ Licensing Services appoints Rosie Glazebrook as its new Chair - February 21, 2019
Publishers' Licensing Services has appointed Rosie Glazebrook as its new Chair, effective April 1, 2019. She takes over from Mark Bide who retires at the end of May having completed six years in office. Like Mark, she will also become the co-Chair of the Read More
Threats to copyright protections seen as ‘Existential’, reports Simba Information - February 20, 2019
Copyright protection and the many ways it is perceived to be under threat were a recurring theme to proceedings at the Association of American Publishers annual Professional and Scholarly Publishing conference on February 7, reports market research firm Simba Information. Simba Information covers issues of copyright… Read More
Digital Science to provide Dimensions access to researchers at Kazan Federal University - February 19, 2019
Research technology company Digital Science has announced an agreement with the Kazan Federal University that will provide Dimensions access to users across the institution. Dimensions is a novel research insights platform designed to break down barriers to access and discovery. With access to Dimensions, researchers at… Read More
eLife invests in open-source content production tool, Texture - February 18, 2019
eLife has announced its investment in the development of Texture, an open-source toolset for the editing and production of manuscripts, designed to be integrated into publishers’ editorial and content-delivery systems. Originally created by Substance Software GmbH (Substance) as a JavaScript library of tools for web-based… Read More
New Elsevier/Ipsos MORI study shows that the research ecosystem is changing rapidly and profoundly - February 15, 2019
In 10 years' time, the academic world will see new funding models, methods of collaboration, and ways of conceptualising research and measuring its impact - all driven by advances in technology, reveals an empirical study, conducted by information analytics business Elsevier and market research organisation Ipsos… Read More
Jisc and The Things Network collaborate to provide education organisations with LoRaWAN network - February 13, 2019
Jisc, a not-for-profit organisation committed to providing UK universities and colleges shared digital infrastructure and services, has announced collaboration with The Things Network (TTN), a provider of a global network for IoT devices. Under the arrangement, universities and colleges that use Jisc's services can access… Read More
