FH Münster now live with OCLC’s cloud-based WorldShare Management Services - February 20, 2017
OCLC and the library of Münster University of Applied Sciences have announced that FH Münster is now live with OCLC's cloud-based WorldShare Management Services (WMS). FH Münster's decision last March to adopt WMS as its library management system was followed by a period of preparation… Read More
New Cochrane Scientific Committee to strengthen scientific integrity and oversight of methodological practice within Cochrane - February 20, 2017
Cochrane has announced the launch of the inaugural Cochrane Scientific Committee which will strengthen the scientific integrity and oversight of methodological practice within Cochrane. This important Committee will support the Editor in Chief and the work of Methods and Cochrane Review Groups, as well as… Read More
Prof. Samuel B. Adeloju named Editor-in-Chief of the Applied Chemistry Section - February 20, 2017
Academic open-access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced the appointment of Prof. Samuel B. Adeloju as Editor-in-Chief of the Applied Chemistry Section of the Applied Sciences journal. His appointment started in January 2017. Sam Adeloju is a Professor of Chemistry at the Monash… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 20, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (Monograph Output of American University Presses, 2009-2013); Matthew Guest (Increasing REF’s impact weighting could offer incentive for institutions to address societal, economic and global challenges); Angelina Giordano (The academic journal detectives behind Retraction Watch); Phill Jones (Why Hindawi… Read More
London Book Fair announces dedicated scholarly publishing conference programme - February 17, 2017
The London Book Fair has announced its dedicated academic publishing conference, The Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum to be held at Kensington Olympia, March 15. Speakers from Wiley, Elsevier and Taylor & Francis are among the prestigious names participating in LBF's The Research and Scholarly Publishing… Read More
Elsevier publishes updated version of Foodborne Diseases and announces four additional food science books - February 17, 2017
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of an updated version of Foodborne Diseases, edited by Christine Dodd, Tim Aldsworth and Richard Stein. The foundational reference offers a practical understanding of diseases to help researchers and scientists manage foodborne illnesses and prevent and control outbreaks. Also,… Read More
