SAGE Publishing launches SAGE vantage, a digital course platform for instructors and students - October 30, 2019
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of SAGE vantage, a digital course platform for instructors and students designed to enable time-effective and evidence-based teaching, engaged learning, and critical thinking. The platform offers instructors a three-step course set up, auto-grading, integration into institutional learning management… Read More
NISO appoints Alice Meadows as new Director of Community Engagement - October 30, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the appointment of Alice Meadows as Director of Community Engagement. In this role, Meadows will have responsibility for advancing the development of the NISO community, communicating the value of NISO’s projects, events, and other programs, and expanding the… Read More
OpenAthens and Yewno announce strategic partnership to facilitate knowledge discovery - October 30, 2019
Global identity and access management specialist OpenAthens and Yewno, a Silicon Valley-based AI provider with a mission to transform information into knowledge, have announced a strategic partnership to provide mutual users with unparalleled access to knowledge discovery. Committed to empowering library users spanning a wide range… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center named to EContent 100 - October 30, 2019
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, has announced its inclusion in EContent Magazine’s 2019 EContent 100, the publication’s annual ranking of companies that matter most in the digital content industry. This is the first time EContent turned… Read More
Prof. Stephen D. Meriney appointed Editor-in-Chief of Brain Sciences - October 30, 2019
Professor Stephen D. Meriney has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Brain Sciences, an international peer-reviewed open access journal on neuroscience. His term started in October 2019. Prof. Meriney is supported by a team of Section Editors-in-Chief: Professor Sergey Kasparov, Dr. Caterina Cinel, Professor Heather Bortfeld, Dr.… Read More
International Alliance of Research Library Associations releases view of Plan S - October 29, 2019
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), a platform for collaboration of five members associations representing research libraries, has released a view of Plan S, an effort by major national research agencies and funders from twelve European countries to advance open access by requiring the… Read More