AAP welcomes Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force White Paper - February 1, 2016
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the newly-released U.S. Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force 'White Paper on Remixes, First Sale, and Statutory Damages.' It offers well-reasoned conclusions and recommendations that reflect a thorough analysis of diverse stakeholder views on these issues of… Read More
Innovative Interfaces names James Tallman as Chief Executive Officer - February 1, 2016
Library automation solutions provider Innovative has announced that James Tallman will join the executive ranks of Innovative Interfaces as Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Tallman will be focused on the company's commitment to library success and increasing velocity in product leadership and operational excellence. … Read More
KFAS and AAAS sign Memorandum of Understanding - February 1, 2016
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Through this cooperation, KFAS, Kuwait's advocate of innovation, technology and science, aspires to enrich its expertise, scientific… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 1, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (The Open Syllabus Project, Altmetrics, and a New Dataset); Joeri Tijdink, Christiaan Vinkers and Wim Otte (Are scientific findings exaggerated? Study finds steady increase of superlatives in PubMed abstracts.); David Crotty (Revisiting: The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer… Read More
Data on the Web Best Practices publishes near final version of Dataset Usage Vocabulary - January 29, 2016
The Data on the Web Best Practices Working Group has published the near final version of its Dataset Usage Vocabulary. It is designed to answer the natural desire of publishers to be able to see how the data that they have gone to the effort of… Read More
Artstor and ITHAKA announce strategic alliance to enhance access to multimedia digital resources to support education and research - January 29, 2016
Artstor and ITHAKA have announced a new strategic alliance between the two nonprofit organisations that will benefit thousands of colleges, universities, schools, museums, and other educational institutions. Artstor, the provider of the Artstor Digital Library of images and the Shared Shelf platform… Read More
