Elsevier publishes five new books on virology including second edition of Adenoviral Vectors for Gene Therapy - May 2, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of five new virology books including the second edition of the detailed, comprehensive resource Adenoviral Vectors for Gene Therapy, edited by David Curiel. This book covers the gene delivery vehicles based on the adenovirus, now emerging as an important… Read More
IEEE acquires GlobalSpec and the Engineering360 platform from IHS - May 2, 2016
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced the acquisition of GlobalSpec, a leading source of news, data and analytics for the global engineering and technical community including the widely known brand name Engineering360. The new for-profit subsidiary of IEEE has been renamed IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. and… Read More
International Alliance of Research Library Associations endorse open data accord - May 2, 2016
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), a global coalition of major research and academic library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States, recognises the importance of working towards a common vision for open data. According to IARLA, open data holds the key… Read More
OASPA issues call for contributions for 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing - May 2, 2016
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) will be holding the 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) in the US this year at the Westin Arlington Gateway hotel in Virginia, on September 21 - 22, 2016. Now established as a key event in… Read More
Lovington Public Library selects Boopsie for enhanced mobile app functionality - May 2, 2016
Mobile platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Boopsie, Inc. continues to add to the over 4,000 library locations worldwide that rely on its custom-branded mobile apps to quickly acquire new users and increase circulation. Lovington Public Library will replace its current ILS app with an affordable, easy to deploy… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 2, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Jon Tennant (How can academia kick its addiction to the impact factor?); David Kent (Peer review appears to be a poor predictor of impact); Dan Gorenstein (Medical journal's critics say it should share more data); NoveList Blog (Linked data: What… Read More
