Applications for Paul Evan Peters fellowship called for - June 16, 2014
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE have called for applications for the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship. Sponsored by CNI, ARL and EDUCAUSE, this fellowship was established to honour and perpetuate the memory of CNI's founding executive director. … Read More
Innovative names Grant McDougall as Director of Operations for EMEA - June 16, 2014
Innovative, a leading provider of technology solutions and services that empower libraries and enrich their users worldwide, has announced that Grant McDougall has been named Director of Operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with responsibility for management of Innovative's growing operations throughout the… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 16, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Wayne Bivens-Tatum (A Clash of Values | Peer to Peer Review); Tim Cushing (Academic Publisher Fights Publication Of Paper Criticizing Publishers' Price Increases And Profits); and Michele Ferguson, Brian Head, Adrian Cherney and Paul Boreham (Australian survey indicates policy-makers still… Read More
Elsevier acquires Amirsys, a healthcare information solutions and content for radiology, pathology, and anatomy provider - June 13, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the acquisition of Amirsys. Focused on visually oriented medical disciplines like radiology, pathology and anatomy, Amirsys' global solutions give healthcare providers the expert information and clinical decision support (CDS) tools to make informed, expert and evidence-based diagnoses. Amirsys also provides learning… Read More
Wiley acquires SimBioSys - June 13, 2014
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has acquired SimBioSys Inc., a provider of scientific software tools that facilitate the drug discovery process. Terms were not disclosed. SimBioSys is a pioneer in the field of computer-aided retrosynthetic analysis where it supports chemists in the challenges of… Read More
Altmetric’s new web-based software application enables HE institutions to track and evaluate online dissemination and impact of authored research - June 13, 2014
Altmetric, a London-based start-up focused on making article level metrics easy, has announced the release of Altmetric for Institutions, a web-based software application that enables higher educational institutions to track and evaluate the online dissemination and impact of their authored research. … Read More
