Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 13, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Clare Dean (Metadata 2020: a community collaboration to advance metadata for scholarly communications); Dr Tracey Bretag (Competition and corruption in education: a lethal combination for academic integrity); Michelle Drabik (Understanding “The Rules” of Content and Information Sharing in a Global… Read More
Switzerland takes top spot for OA publishing with 39 percent open access publications - August 10, 2018
According to a report, compiled by the European Commission (EC), Switzerland occupies the top spot for OA publishing with 39% open access publications, closely followed by Croatia with 37.9% and Estonia with 37.1%. Globally, the share of research results published 'open access' is 30%. 220,416 scientific… Read More
Premier social science titles now available via ProQuest’s OASIS® platform - August 10, 2018
Academic libraries can now search for and acquire SAGE Knowledge content directly through the OASIS® platform, ProQuest's search, selection and ordering system for print and ebooks. SAGE Knowledge is a cross-media platform with high-quality ebook and e-reference content in 10 social… Read More
Emerald joins interdisciplinary research collaboration to facilitate inclusive research environments - August 10, 2018
An interdisciplinary research collaboration which includes Emerald Publishing as a project partner has been awarded over half a million pounds of funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within engineering and physical sciences. The project forms… Read More
American Thyroid Association appoints Dr. Angela M. Leung as new Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Thyroidology - August 10, 2018
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) has announced the appointment of Dr. Angela M. Leung as the new Editor-in-Chief of the ATA monthly journal Clinical Thyroidology, effective 2019. Clinical Thyroidology is one of the ATA official journals distributed electronically. This highly valued abstract and commentary publication… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education improves accessibility of its learning materials for US college students - August 10, 2018
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has reached several new milestones in its expanded 'Affordability & Outcomes' program, aimed at improving student savings and driving better learning outcomes. The company now covers nearly the entire marketplace with its textbook and eBook rental program with the addition of… Read More
