AAUP receives planning grant to explore new discovery-and-delivery platform for scholarly books - October 14, 2015
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has received a planning grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the exploration of a university press platform for discovery and delivery of longform scholarship. With the working name UPScope, the discovery and delivery platform would… Read More
Elsevier launches online subscription service for Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary - October 13, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has launched a new subscription service, DorlandsOnline.com, to offer online access to Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary for both individual purchase and organisational licensing. An alternative to the print version, DorlandsOnline.com is based on the latest… Read More
ProQuest adds ORCID to its Dissertations and Theses database - October 13, 2015
The ProQuest Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Administrator, a submission and review platform, now enables dissertations and theses authors to add or create an Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) when they submit their work. ORCID is a community-driven initiative that allows… Read More
Baku Higher Oil School of Azerbaijan selects EBSCO Discovery Service - October 13, 2015
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS), one of the most prestigious universities in the Republic of Azerbaijan, has implemented EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). EBSCO Discovery Service will play a very important role in the school's plan, Towards Our Future,… Read More
University of Toronto Press and De Gruyter announce partnership for worldwide sales of electronic publications - October 13, 2015
University of Toronto Press and De Gruyter have formed a partnership for the worldwide sales of electronic publications. These include selected new releases and a comprehensive backlist of around 2,000 e-books. The transatlantic sales cooperation expands the global reach of University… Read More
BMJ to support medical researchers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop research skills - October 13, 2015
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ will visit doctors, students and researchers across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from October 12 - 17, 2015 to help them develop their research skills and learn how to write papers that can get published in top journals. Dr Trish… Read More
