Future Science Group offers free access to top Zika-related articles - August 22, 2016
Publisher Future Science Group is making some top review and commentary articles freely available to aid the Zika research effort. In a bid to aid the ongoing effort to develop effective treatments, and ultimately a preventative vaccine, for Zika infection, Future Science Group is making… Read More
KU Select 2016 announced - August 22, 2016
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) has announced KU Select 2016, its third collection of specialist scholarly books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. KU hopes to make this collection available on an Open Access basis. As KU moves out of its Pilot phase, it has expanded its… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 22, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Robert Harington (Curation Nation: Thoughts on the Future of Textbooks); Ana Isabel Canhoto and Sarah Quinton (Research collaboration between universities and industry: Five practical principles to make it work.); Penny Freedman (Get credit where credit is due as a peer… Read More
ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Leadership Forum promotes diversity in archives, special collections profession - August 22, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) hosted the third ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Leadership Forum on August 10, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction with the SAA Annual Meeting. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the… Read More
John Wiley & Sons to acquire Atypon - August 19, 2016
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atypon, a Silicon Valley-based publishing-software company, for $120 million in cash. Atypon is a trusted technology partner that enables scholarly societies and publishers to deliver, host, enhance, market and… Read More
EBSCO Information Services appoints Andrew Nagy as Director of SaaS Innovation - August 19, 2016
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has expanded its Software as a Service (SaaS) Team, hiring Andrew Nagy as Director of SaaS Innovation. In this role, Nagy will work directly with libraries to help support the growth and development of the open source FOLIO Library Services Platform and… Read More
