Society for Scholarly Publishing invites scholarly communication professionals to join its Industry Announcements and Events online discussion group - January 5, 2018
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is inviting scholarly communication professionals to join its Industry Announcements and Events online discussion group. The discussion group replaces the SSP-L list-serv and is part of SSP's new C3 community platform. Announcements of conferences, events, or other resources of broad… Read More
Universities in Germany win temporary access to Elsevier journals after refusing to pay fees - January 5, 2018
Dutch publishing giant Elsevier has reportedly granted uninterrupted access to its paywalled journals for researchers at around 200 German universities and research institutes that had refused to renew their individual subscriptions at the end of 2017. The institutions had formed a… Read More
ACS Publications records 100 million article downloads by researchers worldwide in 2017 - January 5, 2018
The American Chemical Society's (ACS') Publications Division achieved a major milestone in 2017 surpassing 100 million full-text journal article downloads during the calendar year. This marks a new global usage record for the 51 peer-reviewed ACS journals, which publish research in chemistry and allied fields. Along… Read More
IEEE GlobalSpec launches enhanced Reference Library on Engineering360.com - January 5, 2018
IEEE GlobalSpec, a provider of digital media solutions designed to connect industrial marketers with their target audience of engineering and technical professionals, has announced the launch of its new Reference Library on Engineering360.com. Visitors to the new Reference Library on Engineering360.com… Read More
Five Lippincott nursing education publications honoured with American Journal of Nursing 2017 Book of the Year Awards - January 5, 2018
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), an imprint of Wolters Kluwer, has announced that five Lippincott nursing education publications have been honoured as exceptional texts for advancing healthcare quality by the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) 2017 Book of the Year Awards. The Lippincott nursing book… Read More
UC Press appoints Tim Sullivan as Executive Director - January 5, 2018
University of California's Office of the President has announced that Tim Sullivan will serve as the next Executive Director of the University of California Press. Sullivan was selected through an international search and an interview process that included senior UC Press employees, the UC Press Board… Read More
