Springer Nature and Tsinghua University Press present the third Nano Research Award - July 14, 2016
Peidong Yang, the S.K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and a faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has received the third Tsinghua University Press-Springer Nano Research Award. The award… Read More
Optica celebrates second anniversary, unveils a new article type for breakthrough results - July 14, 2016
Optica, The Optical Society's open access, online journal dedicated to rapidly disseminating the highest impact peer-reviewed research across the entire spectrum of optics and photonics, is celebrating its second anniversary this month. As part of its continuing efforts to provide an… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education announces integration of McGraw-Hill Connect Learning Platform with Canvas learning management system - July 14, 2016
McGraw-Hill Connect®, a leading digital learning platform for higher education, will be offering integration with Canvas, a modern learning management system (LMS) that makes teaching and learning easier for educators and students. The integration with Canvas will be released at the end of July 2016 and… Read More
NISO Open Discovery Initiative Update presented at 2016 ALA Annual Conference - July 14, 2016
The NISO Open Discovery Initiative Update took place on June 27 during the 2016 ALA Annual Conference. The session was co-sponsored by ALCTS, the Library and Information Technology Association, and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Ken Varnum, Senior Program Manager,… Read More
Thomson Reuters announces definitive agreement to sell its Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex and Baring Asia - July 13, 2016
Thomson Reuters has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Intellectual Property & Science business to private equity funds affiliated with Onex Corporation ("Onex") and Baring Private Equity Asia ("Baring Asia") for $3.55 billion in cash. The sale is subject to regulatory approval and customary… Read More
SAGE Publishing unveils new SAGE Video collections in Business and Management, Politics and International Relations and Psychology - July 13, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of three new exclusive SAGE Video collections: Business and Management, Politics and International Relations and Psychology. Designed to support research and learning, these three extensive and diverse steaming video collections feature 400 hours of video combined. Bringing… Read More