Nature Publishing Group and Zapnito partner to build expert communities - July 31, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Zapnito have announced a collaborative partnership to build online expert communities for global research. NPG will use Zapnito's platform and expertise to create communities for journals, training, events and conferences. They will bring together interdisciplinary groups of experts to… Read More
CABI offers eTextbooks to academic institutions and university libraries via eBook Collections platform - July 31, 2015
Global academic publisher CABI is offering eTextbooks to academic institutions and university libraries via eBook Collections, the ProQuest platform that CABI uses to give customers access to eBooks. eBooks will be available in both HTML and PDF, meaning users can access eTextbooks at any time online… Read More
American Chemical Society national meeting features variety of presidential events - July 31, 2015
American Chemical Society (ACS) President Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt will sponsor several events related to the theme of the ACS 250th National Meeting & Exposition, 'Innovation from Discovery to Application.' The meeting runs from August 16-20 in Boston. The presidential events will be held at the… Read More
HathiTrust Digital Library announces 2015 Board of Governors election - July 31, 2015
HathiTrust Digital Library has announced its 2015 Board of Governors election cycle. Beginning August 3, the Nominating Committee will receive nominees for an election to be held in the fall. Nominations are due no later than August 24. These will be the first Board elections held… Read More
Dr. Daniele Piomelli appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research - July 31, 2015
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced that Dr. Daniele Piomelli has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Dr. Piomelli serves as Louise Turner Arnold Chair in Neurosciences and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Biological Chemistry at University of California, Irvine. He… Read More
SPARC applauds Senate Committee action on public access legislation - July 30, 2015
The Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) has passed S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act, unanimously by voice vote and moved it to the full Senate for consideration. This marks the first time the Senate has acted on… Read More
