Wiley and IT learning and certification preparation platform ITPro.TV announce partnership - March 9, 2016
Global publisher Wiley has announced a partnership between online IT learning and certification preparation platform ITPro.TV and the technical literature imprint, Sybex. This venture enables Sybex, one of the world's oldest and most respected publishers of technology certification texts, to provide more interactive digital options alongside… Read More
EBSCO Information Services introduces Global PatentsTM, database makes patent searching available enterprise-wide - March 9, 2016
EBSCO Information Services has introduced Global Patents™ to enable R&D teams and corporate librarians to quickly determine the novelty of an idea or technology across the broadest set of content available. The online resource opens up a wealth of patent information to researchers and operational professionals.… Read More
Shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2016 announced - March 8, 2016
The shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2016 has been announced, with China leading the shortlists with five nominations and the USA and Australia not far behind with four each. The awards, which are held in partnership with the UK Publishers Association (PA),… Read More
SAGE Publishing partners with the Society for Medical Decision Making to launch OA journal MDM Policy & Practice - March 8, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that it has expanded its partnership with the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) with the launch of the open access publication, MDM Policy & Practice (MDM P&P). The sister journal of the SMDM's Medical Decision Making, MDM P&P addresses… Read More
Altmetric launches annual research grant to advance understanding of alternative research metrics - March 8, 2016
Altmetric LLP has launched an annual research grant of up to £1,500 ($2100 USD) to fund research that facilitates the development and understanding of alternative research metrics (altmetrics) as part of the wider scholarly agenda. Complementary to traditional indicators of influence like citations, altmetrics capture the… Read More
Rockefeller University Press Journals adopt Sheridan’s XML-based article workflow, ArticleExpressTM - March 8, 2016
The Rockefeller University Press (RUP) has adopted Sheridan's revolutionary XML- based article workflow, Article Express™, for The Journal of Cell Biology, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, and The Journal of General Physiology. ArticleExpress is Sheridan's new patent-pending workflow for STM publishers… Read More
