Jenny Kühne takes over rights and licensing at the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 15, 2014
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that as of September 1, 2014, Jenny Kühne has been responsible for marketing the Frankfurt Book Fair's RightsLink licensing service for online permissions. In addition, she will be responsible for the networking and further development of the previously existing rights activities… Read More
SAGE extends partnership with Load2Learn scheme delivered by RNIB and Dyslexia Action - October 15, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced an extended partnership with the Load2Learn initiative delivered by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and Dyslexia Action to provide books in an accessible format for the visually impaired and print disabled. This partnership will enable all registered users… Read More
Maney Publishing announces new editorial team for Materials Science and Technology - October 15, 2014
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced the appointment of Professor Harry Bhadeshia, Dr John Francis and Dr Andy Howe as co-Editors of Materials Science and Technology (MST), the flagship journal of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). Harry Bhadeshia is internationally recognised for… Read More
SCOAP3 webinar to discuss status of the initiative and future plans - October 15, 2014
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) recently marked the publication of its 3333rd article. The Consortium will host an online conversation on November 18th to discuss its first months of operation. Starting January 2014, SCOAP3 has supported publication of Open… Read More
Katya Pereyaslavska named ARL Visiting Program Officer for accessibility and universal design - October 15, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the appointment of Katya Pereyaslavska as a visiting program officer (VPO) for accessibility and universal design, effective October 1, 2014. Pereyaslavska is the Scholars Portal Accessibility Librarian at the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and the University… Read More
Thomson Reuters and CCC collaboration to advance OA publishing - October 14, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organisation, to streamline the Open Access publishing workflow with an integrated solution for article processing charges (APCs) through… Read More
