NASA public access plan available, uses NIH’s PMC platform - February 13, 2015
NASA has announced its plan for a policy ensuring public access to articles and data resulting from the approximately $3 billion it invests annually in basic and applied research, as required by the February 2013 White House directive. NASA has provided a detailed timeline for the… Read More
ARL announces accessibility webinar to foster library-publisher collaboration on inclusive learning resources - February 13, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a free webinar to raise awareness about the value of producing or procuring accessible born-digital resources to support library users of all abilities. The webinar, 'Working Together: Research Libraries and Publishers on the Value of Inclusive Learning Resources,'… Read More
LearnLaunch and Cengage Learning to inspire edtech innovation through expanded partnership in key growth area - February 13, 2015
Cengage Learning, a global education company, will bring LearnLaunch Accelerator, a leading edtech startup program, to Latin America via Cengage Learning's Laboratorio de Innovacion en Experiencias de Aprendizaje (LINNEA). Located in Chihuahua, Mexico, LINNEA is an innovation lab established by Cengage Learning, National Geographic Learning and… Read More
Nature Publishing Group partners with CEGMR, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, to publish npj Genomic Medicine - February 12, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group is partnering with the Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia to publish npj Genomic Medicine. npj Genomic Medicine will be a high quality open access research journal which will publish the most important… Read More
EBSCO support and funding to ensure long-term viability of Koha - February 12, 2015
EBSCO Information Services and Koha, an ILS created by librarians for librarians, are working together to provide a viable web-based, open source ILS for libraries of all types. Koha libraries reached out to EBSCO for support of some important projects, and EBSCO agreed to partner… Read More
IOP Publishing journal 2D Materials now indexed in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science - February 12, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced that 2D Materials (2DM) will now be indexed in Thomson Reuters' Web of Science, and content will appear within the next few weeks, beginning with Volume 1 (March 2014). 2DM will also be included in the 2016… Read More
