ProQuest announces audio-described video inclusion to improve accessibility for visually impaired users - July 24, 2020
ProQuest has announced the addition of audio descriptions to its most-watched video titles in the Academic Video Online and ProQuest OneTM Academic platforms, making educational streaming video more accessible to visually impaired users. Audio description adds narration… Read More
GSW adds Earthquake Spectra to earth science research journals collection - July 24, 2020
GeoScienceWorld (GSW) has announced that Earthquake Spectra has been added to its domain-leading collection of earth science research journals. Earthquake Spectra, a professional peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE and owned by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), aims at improving the practice of earthquake hazards… Read More
BOHS appoints Dr. Rachael M. Jones as new Chief Editor of the Annals of Work Exposures and Health - July 24, 2020
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has announced Dr. Rachael M. Jones as the new Chief Editor of the world-renowned scientific and research journal ‘Annals of Work Exposures and Health’. Dr. Jones is an Associate Professor and Industrial Hygiene Program Director at the University of Utah.… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe begins research project to identify veiled plagiarism in mathematical publications - July 23, 2020
Mathematicians at FIZ Karlsruhe and Bergische Universität Wuppertal have been successful with their project to develop methods for the detection of veiled scientific plagiarism, such as paraphrases, translations or plagiarism of ideas, as they occur especially in the so-called MINT disciplines (mathematics, engineering, natural and technical… Read More
Cambridge University Press unveils Cambridge Sustainability Commissions - July 23, 2020
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has launched Cambridge Sustainability Commissions, a new series to address pressing questions on global sustainability, transforming societies. What are the best ways to help people and societies adopt sustainable lifestyles? Where should charities, NGOs and decision-makers put their money and… Read More
EBSCO Information Services expands GOBI Library Solutions team, appoints Andy Soanes as Manager - July 23, 2020
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions), a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), has expanded its Business Development team, with the appointment of Andy Soanes as Business Development Manager. In this role, Soanes will be working to distribute EBSCO’s print… Read More
