Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 23, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Erin Leahey (Interdisciplinary research may lead to increased visibility but also depresses scholarly productivity); Jon Tennant (Enhanced services for publishers and editors); Colleen Flaherty (Publishing's Prestige Bias); Stacy Konkiel (Altmetrics linked to 3* and 4* impact scores in REF2014 impact… Read More
The London Book Fair announces keynote speakers for Quantum Conference 2017 - January 20, 2017
The London Book Fair has confirmed two keynote speakers for its Quantum Conference, scheduled for March 13, 2017, 09:30 – 16:00 hrs. Steve Bohme, Research Director at Nielsen Book Research UK, will share the findings from Nielsen’s annual Books and Consumer study, while Sophie Corcut from… Read More
Elsevier adds over one million new figures and tables to Geofacets - January 20, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the addition of more than one million new figures and tables to Geofacets, its premier information solution for geoscientists in Oil & Gas companies and academic institutions. The new content includes seismic profiles, stratigraphic columns, well logs, photographs, tabular data and… Read More
Gates Foundation research announces open-access mandate, requires recipients to make findings publicly available - January 20, 2017
Research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s most influential global health charities, cannot currently be published in several leading journals as these journals do not comply with its open-access policy. These journals include Nature, Science, the New England Journal of… Read More
Cambridge University Press announces support for the Academic Book Week for second consecutive year - January 20, 2017
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced its support for the Academic Book Week 2017 for the second year running, with a focus on championing innovation in publishing. To celebrate, Cambridge will be making twenty of their most innovative books, as chosen by editors, available freely… Read More
NISO announces series of educational programs for 2017 - January 20, 2017
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced a strong series of educational programs for 2017, encompassing fourteen 90-minute webinars and six virtual conferences. All of these rich offerings are tailored to allow live viewing as well as archive use and viewing by individuals as well… Read More
