American Chemical Society expands its applied materials publishing portfolio with new biomaterials journal – ACS Applied Bio Materials - March 22, 2018
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that ACS Applied Bio Materials will be published as a new interdisciplinary journal within the editorial purview of the Society's well-established ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces portfolio. The new journal will feature original research covering… Read More
GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO and Capita partnership allows academic libraries in the UK to utilise GOBI Acquisitions Services in Capita LMS - March 22, 2018
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions) has partnered with Capita to offer a fully integrated and automated acquisitions workflow solution. The new partnership provides academic libraries using the Capita Library Management System (LMS) with seamless access to GOBI®, the leading web-based acquisitions tool for… Read More
SAGE Publishing launches new collection of streaming videos hosted on the SAGE Research Methods platform - March 22, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of a new collection of streaming videos hosted on the SAGE Research Methods (SRM) platform, Practical Research and Academic Skills. Building upon SAGE's extensive history of methods publishing across the wide range of the social and behavioural sciences,… Read More
Emerald Group names Dr. Phill Jones as Chief Technology Officer - March 22, 2018
Academic publisher Emerald Group has appointed Dr Phill Jones, formerly Director of Publishing Innovation at Digital Science, to its Board as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Phill will take a strategic lead on Emerald's delivery of digital solutions to better serve its communities, including the enhancement… Read More
Congress Funds $5 million open textbook grant program in 2018 spending bill - March 22, 2018
In a landmark victory for the Open Education movement, the U.S. Congress has included funding for a $5 million open textbook grant program in the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill. This marks the first major investment by Congress explicitly in open educational resources (OER) as a solution to the… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing announces keynote speakers for SSP 40th Annual Meeting - March 21, 2018
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that its keynote speakers for the SSP 40th Annual Meeting to be held May 30-June 1, in Chicago will be Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble and Steve Mirsky. Noble, an assistant professor at the University… Read More
