University of Toronto Libraries selects YBP Library Services as primary book supplier - July 17, 2014
YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor, has announced that the University of Toronto Libraries has selected YBP as its primary supplier of academic titles published in the United States and United Kingdom. The University of Toronto Libraries, one of the largest… Read More
IDS to re-launch IDS Bulletin as a gold open access publication in 2016 - July 17, 2014
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has announced that its journal, the IDS Bulletin, is to be re-launched in 2016 as a gold open access publication. The IDS flagship journal is currently published in partnership with Wiley Blackwell, but with the expiry of the current agreement… Read More
Birkhäuser acquires Restoration of Buildings and Monuments journal - July 17, 2014
The journal Restoration of Buildings and Monuments (RBM) will be published by Birkhäuser, beginning in 2015. Founded in 1995 by Prof. Folker H. Wittmann (formerly of ETH Zurich), RBM was acquired from the publisher Aedificatio Verlag. Restoration of Buildings and Monuments will join Birkhäuser's architecture and… Read More
Elsevier unveils Elsevier Clinical Documentation Improvement Reference App for Apple and Android phones and tablets - July 16, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the Elsevier Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Reference App for Apple and Android phones and tablets. The free mobile app was created using ICD-10 coding requirements and developed specifically for physicians and clinical documentation specialists to help improve clinical… Read More
ProQuest integrates Flow research management and collaboration solution with Summon discovery service - July 16, 2014
Reinforcing the value of libraries as the hub for university research, ProQuest is transforming end-to-end researcher workflows by integrating Flow, a research management and collaboration solution, with the Summon discovery service. Serving as the digital front door to the library, the Summon service provides discovery of… Read More
SAGE launches new OA journal – Big Data & Society - July 16, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has launched Big Data & Society, an open access (OA), peer reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to exploring the implications of Big Data for societies. Big Data & Society aims to move beyond the usual notions of Big Data and provide a platform for… Read More
