Statement calls on universities to provide input on access to federally funded research - April 18, 2013
The Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Association of Research Libraries (ARL) have released a two-page statement by David E. Shulenburger, APLU's Vice President for Academic Affairs. The statement calls on the research university community to provide input to… Read More
Publishers’ online communities to double by 2015, says Bowker study - April 17, 2013
Publishing Technology, a publishing-specific software solutions provider, and Bowker Market Research have released the findings of the first US and UK research into the growth of academic and trade publishing online communities. The number of publisher-owned online communities is set to more… Read More
CCC and PubMatch partner to create Web-based sub-rights licensing service - April 17, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced a partnership with PubMatch, the book publishing portal and rights database jointly owned by Publishers Weekly and Combined Book Exhibit. Under the deal, CCC and PubMatch will create an automated, Web-based exchange for sub-rights deals… Read More
Thomson Reuters posts sessions from conference on impact of US govt. R&D programme - April 17, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has posted the sessions from its recent industry conference, 'Understanding Federal R&D Impact through Research Assessment and Program Evaluation,' which took place at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The conference reportedly explored the impact of… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education and ePals partner to expand global collaborative learning opportunities for K-12 students - April 17, 2013
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has formed a collaboration with ePals Corporation, an education media company and a leading global learning network. The partnership pairs world-class content from McGraw-Hill Networks, McGraw-Hill Education's award-winning digital social studies learning program for Grades 6-12,… Read More
COPE holds European Seminar on publication ethics from student to professional - April 16, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central's in-house team of Biology and Medical Editors attended the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) European Seminar, held at Charles Darwin House, London. The theme of the seminar was 'Publication ethics from student to professional', and the talks ranged from the role… Read More
