Kudos unveils shareable PDF solution addressing illegal sharing of copyright content - November 16, 2017
Kudos, the service for maximizing the reach and impact of research publications, has announced the launch of its shareable PDF solution, which helps publishers prevent copyright infringement and reclaim lost usage from sharing of research articles on scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs). Authors of articles published… Read More
Five journals to move to Presses universitaires de France in 2018 - November 16, 2017
Presses universitaires de France (Puf) will continue publishing four NecPlus journals, which will be released on January 1, 2018 - Enfance, L'Année psychologique, Communication & Langages, and Revue d'études comparatives Est- Ouest (Receo). At the same time, Puf will also publish the Archives juives journal. … Read More
ARL Board of Directors appoint Anne R. Kenney as interim executive director - November 16, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors has appointed Anne R. Kenney as interim executive director of the Association, effective January 1, 2018. Kenney served as Carl A. Kroch university librarian at Cornell University from April 2008 to April 2017, when she went… Read More
Springer Nature acquires e-learning provider iversity - November 15, 2017
International publisher Springer Nature has acquired e-learning provider iversity, effective October 17, 2017. iversity is a platform for e-learning and MOOCs, and collaborates with over one hundred universities, educational institutes and companies worldwide. This acquisition will allow Springer Nature to globally expand the dissemination of its… Read More
Clarivate Analytics releases 2017 Highly Cited Researchers List - November 15, 2017
Clarivate Analytics, a leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to enable researchers to accelerate discovery, has released its annual Highly Cited Researchers list. The citation analysis identifies the most frequently cited researchers as determined by the extent to which their papers have supported, influenced, inspired… Read More
Wolters Kluwer’s Lippincott Journals recognised for Excellence in Editorial and Digital Media - November 15, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Lippincott medical and nursing journal portfolio won five awards and earned Honorable Mention nominations in eight categories at the 2017 FOLIO: Eddie & Ozzie Awards. The awards represent one of the industry's largest and most prestigious competitions for magazine… Read More