De Gruyter Open expands medicine journals portfolio - March 24, 2014
Open Access Publisher De Gruyter Open has announced a partnership with the Serbian University of Kragujevac to publish the Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research as well as with the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, to provide professional publishing services from March 2014 for Current… Read More
University of Western Australia selects Ex Libris Alma to streamline and modernise library services - March 24, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Western Australia (UWA), a member of the Group of Eight (Go8) coalition of Australian universities, has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution to replace a number of disparate systems, including Innovative… Read More
University of Waikato becomes first university in New Zealand to approve OA mandate guidelines - March 24, 2014
The University of Waikato has become the first university in New Zealand to approve a mandate around open access to academics' publications. The Open Access Mandate Guidelines were approved this month by the University of Waikato's Academic Board. Under the guidelines, academic staff can disseminate… Read More
Preservica and Civica partner to bring streamlined digital preservation services to libraries, museums and archives - March 24, 2014
Preservica, a world leader in digital preservation technology, consulting and research has announced a new partnership with Civica Library Solutions. As a certified reseller, Civica will offer Preservica's active preservation platform as part of its suite of solutions that enable libraries, museums… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - March 24, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (A Survey of University Presses); Paul Jump (Researchers seek more advice on retractions and peer review); Michael White (Why Scientists Need to Learn How to Share); Alex Ball (Research datasets need to be easy to find if they… Read More
IET and KISTI sign MoU to disseminate scientific information in Korea - March 21, 2014
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide and disseminate scientific information. This strategic alliance will allow 160 KESLI (Korean Electronic Site License Initiative) members in South Korea… Read More
