Thomson Reuters hosts inaugural Techstreet Standards Publishers Innovation Forum - November 21, 2012
Leaders from the standards publishing industry convened November 9th in Alexandria, Virginia, for the inaugural Standards Publishers Innovation Forum (SPIF), presented by Techstreet, part of the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters. Representatives from ASTM International, American Petroleum Institute, IEEE Standards Association and elsewhere… Read More
Experts examine complex issues, explain OA at Open Access Africa - November 21, 2012
Open access (OA) publisher BioMed Central had organised the third Open Access Africa conference at the University of Cape Town (UCT) last week. This was followed by the Berlin10 open access meeting at the University of Stellenbosch. Jonathan Harle of the Association of Commonwealth Universities has… Read More
PLOS welcomes Brookings Institution report supporting passage of FRPAA - November 21, 2012
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has appreciated the call for passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) in the recently released report by the Brookings Institution. The report, "Building an Innovation-Based Economy", outlines policy recommendations for the US economy. If signed into law,… Read More
Pearson and Choice to deliver longitudinal data system for ASDOE - November 21, 2012
The American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) has selected Pearson and Choice Solutions Inc. to design and implement a federally funded P-20 longitudinal data system (LDS). This project is said to represent the first of its kind in the Pacific. The ASDOE currently serves 21,326 students… Read More
Elsevier and University of Surrey sign three-year agreement for SciVal Strata - November 21, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the University of Surrey, UK, have signed a three-year agreement for access to Elsevier's research performance benchmarking tool SciVal Strata. The University of Surrey is one of the few universities in the UK with a dedicated bibliometrician as part of its… Read More
QScience in deal with Portico to preserve e-journals - November 20, 2012
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with QScience.com to preserve the latter's e-journals. Through this agreement with Portico, QScience.com seeks to ensure that its e-journals will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers, and students. QScience.com is a collaborative,… Read More
