Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science and Thomson Reuters collaborate to advance the global impact of research - February 26, 2015
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with the Republic of Latvia's Ministry of Education and Science, to both advance the work of the nation's scientists and researchers and to demonstrate the efficacy of their efforts on a global level.… Read More
Bibliografía de la Literatura Española now available on the ProQuest platform - February 26, 2015
Bibliografía de la Literatura Española (BLE) is now available on the ProQuest® platform. Users can now cross-search with their library's ProQuest collection for faster workflow. With the move to the ProQuest platform, the database seamlessly connects to the full-text database PRISMA, enabling articles sourced through… Read More
Data on Web Best Practices Working Group publishes First Public Working Draft of Data on the Web Best Practices - February 26, 2015
The Data on the Web Best Practices Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of Data on the Web Best Practices, to encourage and enable the continued expansion of the Web as a medium for the exchange of data. Data should be discoverable… Read More
Registrations now open for COAR-SPARC Conference 2015 - February 26, 2015
Registration is now open for the COAR-SPARC Conference 2015, "Connecting Research Results, Bridging Communities, Opening Scholarship," to be held in Porto, Portugal, April 15–16. Co-hosted by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories… Read More
Allen Press announces 42 percent increase in the number of journals hosted on the Pinnacle Online Publishing platform - February 26, 2015
Allen Press, Inc., has announced that over the past twelve months, the number of journals hosted on its Pinnacle Online Publishing platform has increased by 42 percent. The platform will now host 184 publications on 117 publisher websites. This growth also includes 23 publishers previously hosting… Read More
Elsevier launches Geofacets Mexico - February 25, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Geofacets Mexico, a special edition of Geofacets, designed to give Oil & Gas companies a competitive advantage in completing Mexico's Oil & Gas block bidding. This unique, cost-effective offering combines maps, seismic sections and timelines with other valuable… Read More