International Society for Computational Biology and F1000Research announce partnership to produce ISCB Community Journal - May 4, 2015
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and F1000Research have announced the formation of an innovative partnership to produce the ISCB Community Journal - a new, dedicated, digital channel on the F1000Research publishing platform. The ISCB Community Journal will be launched… Read More
Portico and Pacific University Libraries announce preservation deal - May 4, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Pacific University Libraries will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that these e-journals will be secure and available into the future. The e-journals, published under an open access model, will remain open access through Portico if… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 4, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Crotty (Public Access: Getting Medical Information to Patients); Stephanie Harriman (Righting peer review: Are trust and incentives the key?); Christof Schöch (Fast and made to last: Academic blogs look to ensure long-term accessibility and stability of content); Joe Wikert… Read More
USTR’s 2015 Special 301 Report highlights key IP issues, misses out on importance of copyright concerns in Canada - May 4, 2015
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has applauded the release of the US Trade Representative (USTR) 2015 Special 301 Report, identifying many key copyright concerns and market-access barriers in U.S. trading partners. However, AAP is disappointed that the 2015 Report again fails to identify as a… Read More
Google to spend EUR150 million in Europe on grants for digital journalism experimentation - May 4, 2015
Amid increasing tensions with EU regulators and publishers, internet giant Google announced that it will spend EUR150 million ($164 million) in Europe on grants for digital journalism experimentation. Additionally, the organisation said it will work with European newspapers and journalism organisations to create items and… Read More
Elsevier provides free online access to disaster and international health information in Nepal - May 4, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier is providing free access to its primary online clinical information tool, ClinicalKey, and to more than 90 publications through the NIH's Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) to support the health and disaster professionals responding to the Nepal earthquake. ClinicalKey provides evidence-based clinical answers… Read More
