National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 calls for presentation proposals - November 16, 2015
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on the UCLA campus August 10–13, 2016. The NDLC ’16 Program Committee is inviting presentation proposals that address… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 16, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Roger C. Schonfeld (Dismantling the Stumbling Blocks that Impede Researcher Access to E-Resources); Danielle Padula and Catherine Williams (Applied Altmetrics: How university presses, academic publishing services and institutional repositories benefit.); Donald Barclay (Academic print books are dying. What’s the future?);… Read More
Taylor & Francis and EIFL announce first OA agreement - November 13, 2015
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group and Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) have announced a twelve month agreement which will enable researchers in countries with developing or transition economies to publish Open Access (OA) at a substantially reduced rate, or completely free of any article publishing… Read More
Thieme Chemistry releases Science of Synthesis 4.2 with over 2,400 printed pages of new content - November 13, 2015
With the release of Science of Synthesis (SOS) 4.2, Thieme Chemistry once again updates and expands its unique full-text resource for methods and experimental procedures in synthetic organic chemistry. Available as of November 2015, Science of Synthesis 4.2 will include the latest Knowledge Updates and additions… Read More
American Society of Clinical Oncology launches new Journal of Global Oncology Editorial Fellowship - November 13, 2015
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has announced the launch of its new Journal of Global Oncology Editorial Fellowship. The program will provide participants from low- and middle-income countries with an interactive introduction to scientific publishing. The JGO Editorial Fellowship is currently accepting applications… Read More
Altmetric provides attention data for individual records published on the ClinicalTrials.gov platform - November 13, 2015
Altmetric has announced that they are now providing attention data for individual records published on the ClinicalTrials.gov platform, meaning that patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, regulators, and many others can now read the conversations and media coverage surrounding specific clinical trials, even before… Read More
