Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 9, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Isaac Santos, Carlos Duarte, Damien Maher; Peter Macreadie and Scott G Johnston (Tackling unethical authorship deals on scientific publications); Roger C Schonfeld (Data for Discovery); Joe Wikert (Customers as curators: Going beyond simple reviews); Steven Hill (Are the natural sciences… Read More
DynaMed’s new, improved mobile app provides physicians easy access to evidence-based content anywhere - February 6, 2015
Physicians that use the clinical reference tool, DynaMed™ from EBSCO Health, can now access the valuable, evidence-based content anywhere with the new DynaMed mobile app. The new app has been redesigned to make it easier and faster for physicians to find answers… Read More
Springer cooperates with MOOC organisers worldwide - February 6, 2015
Effective immediately, the organisers of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can negotiate special rates regarding the purchase of Springer print and eBooks. Students who have registered for a free online course can order these books through a special URL. Additional types of content, for example journal… Read More
Elsevier announces agreement to participate in CLOCKSS archiving of ebooks - February 6, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced its agreement to participate in CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) archiving of ebooks. CLOCKSS is a community-governed archive committed to open access. As a not-for-profit venture between academic publishers and research libraries, CLOCKSS… Read More
IOP Publishing launches new journal – Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, expands biomedical portfolio - February 6, 2015
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced the launch of the Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express (BPEX) journal. The journal will join IOP's rapidly growing family of biomedical titles. BPEX will be a broad, inclusive, rapid-review journal that will cover all areas of… Read More
COAR announces publication of COAR Roadmap: Future Directions for Repository Interoperability - February 6, 2015
Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the publication of the COAR Roadmap: Future Directions for Repository Interoperability. Scholarly communication is undergoing fundamental changes, in particular with new requirements for open access to research outputs, new forms of peer-review, and alternative methods for measuring… Read More
