Wiley and Jisc announce new OA agreement - December 18, 2014
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced a pilot agreement, brokered by Jisc, for articles published on an open access basis. The agreement follows discussions, between Jisc, Wiley and the UK library community, and will enable greater support for universities during… Read More
SPIE launches new peer-reviewed journal serving the astronomical instrumentation community - December 18, 2014
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced the first issue of the new Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS). All articles will be freely available through the end of 2015 in the SPIE Digital Library. Mark Clampin, SPIE Fellow and James… Read More
Frontiers launches first OA journal in the humanities and social sciences – Frontiers in Digital Humanities - December 18, 2014
Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of a series of interdisciplinary open access journals across the whole spectrum of the humanities and social sciences. The first journal, Frontiers in Digital Humanities, is now open for submissions. … Read More
The Company of Biologists automates collection and management of APCs with CCC’s RightsLink for Open Access - December 18, 2014
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, has announced that The Company of Biologists has chosen to automate the collection and management of Article Processing Charges (APCs) through RightsLink® for Open Access from within HighWire's Bench>Press™ manuscript submission and tracking system.… Read More
East Tennessee State University selects Ex Libris Alma, Primo and bX Recommender - December 18, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group® has announced that Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and Northeast State Community College (NeSCC) have together selected a suite of Ex Libris solutions, comprising Alma® resource management solution, the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, and the… Read More
IMS Health appoints Mason Tenaglia as VP, Payer & Managed Care Insights, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics - December 18, 2014
Global information and technology services company IMS Health has announced that Mason Tenaglia has been appointed vice president, Payer & Managed Care Insights, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. In his new role, Tenaglia will be responsible for advancing the IMS Institute's payer and managed care… Read More
