Elsevier set to publish ESCMID’s flagship journals - September 8, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced an agreement with the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) to publish its flagship journals, Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI) and New Microbes & New Infections (NMNI), beginning January 1, 2015. Established in 1995, CMI is widely… Read More
SAGE journals report strong performance in 2013 Citation Reports - September 8, 2014
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has reported strong performance across its journals portfolio in the 2013 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (Thomson Reuters, 2014). SAGE continues to experience consistent growth in its coverage in the reports, with 470 JCR-indexed journals. This illustrates a 55 percent increase… Read More
OCLC awarded IMLS grant to help libraries continue to support community health initiatives - September 8, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded OCLC a grant to continue work helping libraries support health information initiatives in their communities. In July 2013, OCLC received an IMLS grant to increase libraries' ability to respond to customer… Read More
Dr. Meredith Niles appointed to PLOS Board of Directors - September 8, 2014
Open-access journal PLOS (Public Library of Science) has announced that Dr. Meredith Niles will join the PLOS Board of Directors, effective September 5, 2014. According to Board chairman Gary Ward, Meredith’s unique career arc in both science and policy will greatly contribute to PLOS’ mission… Read More
Publisher Adam Matthew to release 3D Energy Data Visualization Tool for 30-day free access - September 8, 2014
Adam Matthew, an award winning publisher of digital primary source collections for the humanities and social sciences, is enabling free public access for one month to its innovative ‘Energy Data Visualisation Tool’, which uses the latest web-based information visualisation techniques to represent a vast array of… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 8, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (The Arms Race in Journals Publishing Heats Up); Christopher Lortie (The citation revolution will not be televised: the end of papers and the rise of data); Jon Tennant (AAAS Chooses Not To Advance Open Access); and Kent Anderson… Read More
