ARL releases Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345 - December 29, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, which explores the extent of ARL member libraries' participation in concerted efforts among groups of libraries to collaboratively collect or retain print collections and provide access to them. The SPEC Kit… Read More
UNESCO unveils Open Access Curricula for Researchers and Librarians - December 29, 2014
Within the overall framework of UNESCO Strategy on Open Access to scientific information and research and to take forward UNESCO's leadership role in diffusing knowledge amongst its Member States, UNESCO has developed a set of manuals to facilitate capacity building of library and information professionals and… Read More
Meridian to implement Cerner HealtheIntent-based solutions across over 100 new jersey facilities - December 29, 2014
Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health organization in New Jersey, will join Cerner Corp. to help manage patient population health data from multiple non-Cerner acute and ambulatory Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Meridian will use HealtheIntent™-based solutions, to help evolve from a… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 29, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Shultz (Does journal peer review miss best and brightest?); Hontas Farmer (The Guard Dog. Who Keeps Watch for Fraudulent and Predatory Open Access Journals?); Jason Schmitt (Academic Journals: The Most Profitable Obsolete Technology in History); and Patrick Dunleavy (Shorter,… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy announce new OA journal, Molecular Therapy – Oncolytics - December 23, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) have announced a new online open access journal, Molecular Therapy – Oncolytics. Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics is an international, online-only, open access journal focusing on… Read More
John Wiley & Sons announces retirement of Chairman Peter Booth Wiley - December 23, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons have announced that Chairman Peter Booth Wiley has declared his intention to retire as Chair after his current term expires in September 2015. Wiley's Board of Directors has identified Matthew S. Kissner as Wiley's recommended successor. The Board agreed at its… Read More
