Springer Nature’s Bookmetrix to launch a new metric for eBook collection performance at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 6, 2017
Bookmetrix, a platform that brings together citations, downloads and altmetrics for books and chapters, is extending its scope by providing better insights into the reach and impact of Springer Nature's various eBook collections. With these new, innovative features, Bookmetrix is adding value by offering detailed information… Read More
SAGE Publishing launches new OA journal – Journal of Textiles and Fibrous Materials - October 6, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing will begin publishing the Journal of Textiles and Fibrous Materials, a new open access (OA) journal exploring fibrous structures and fiber based materials. Covering the entire lifecycle of textiles and fibrous materials, including clothing, paper and foams, the journal provides a space… Read More
Wolters Kluwer celebrates 25th anniversary of UpToDate, launches 25th specialty, Anesthesiology - October 6, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that UpToDate, the acclaimed evidence-based clinical decision support resource, is commemorating the 25th anniversary of its founding with the launch of its 25th clinical specialty, anesthesiology. In 1992, Dr. Burton "Bud" Rose, a renowned nephrologist and medical textbook author, created UpToDate… Read More
SPARC launches pilot of first-of-its-kind professional development program for open education librarians - October 6, 2017
SPARC has announced the pilot of the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program, a first-of-its-kind intensive professional development initiative aimed at empowering open education leaders within academic libraries. Over two semesters, the program offers training for library professionals to support the use, development, and advocacy of open… Read More
ARL membership elects ARL Board of Directors 2017–2018 - October 6, 2017
Mary Ann Mavrinac, vice provost and the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly dean of the University of Rochester Libraries, began a one-year term as president of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on October 4, 2017, during the Association's Fall 2017 Meeting in Washington, DC.… Read More
ACCUCOMS and Wageningen Academic Publishers in deal to include seven journals in Aggregagent - October 6, 2017
ACCUCOMS and Wageningen Academic Publishers, an independent STM publisher in the field of Life Sciences, have signed an agreement to include seven journals in ACCUCOMS' Aggregagent. With the addition of these titles, there are now 11 publishers within the ALPSP Collections in Aggregagent. As of May… Read More
