Stanley Katz and Sandra Hirsh join Credo advisory board - June 24, 2014
Information skills solutions provider Credo has announced that Sandra Hirsh, Director of San José State University's School of Library & Information Science, and Stanley Katz, Director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, have joined the… Read More
Comparable academic institutions pay different prices for journal access, says PNAS report - June 23, 2014
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) recently published an analysis, according to which, comparable academic institutions pay different prices for journal access. A report published in ScienceInsider states that some universities are paying… Read More
SAGE to publish Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities journal in association with TASH - June 23, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE and TASH, an international leader in disability advocacy, have announced that SAGE will begin publishing the journal Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), beginning June 2014. Published quarterly, RPSD is an internationally acclaimed journal that… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched (UK) selected as 2014 winner of IFLA/Brill Open Access Award - June 23, 2014
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and scholarly publisher Brill have announced that Knowledge Unlatched, from the UK, has been selected as this year's winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access Award was created… Read More
La Trobe University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 23, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that La Trobe University in Melbourne has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. The University Library is replacing a number of systems with the cloud-based Alma and Primo… Read More
National Institutes of Health appoints nine individuals to the NIH Council of Councils - June 23, 2014
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the appointment of nine individuals to the NIH Council of Councils. The council was established to advise the NIH Director on policies and activities of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), including making recommendations… Read More
