Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 18, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Jenny Mudarri (Why Data Matters for Digital Publishers); Helen Margetts (Five recommendations for maximising the relevance of social science research for policy-making in the big data era); Kent Anderson (The Silent Dog - Why Didn’t the PubMed Central National Advisory… Read More
Elsevier announces new OA journal, BBA Clinical - November 15, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of BBA Clinical, the first full open access journal within the Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) journal series. BBA Clinical will focus on translating molecular insights into clinical research. BBA Clinical is a biomedical journal dedicated to publishing research… Read More
NPG and ASGCT announce new OA journal, Molecular Therapy – Methods & Clinical Development - November 15, 2013
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) have announced a new online open access journal, Molecular Therapy – Methods & Clinical Development. Launching in Q1 2014, Molecular Therapy – Methods & Clinical Development will explore novel methods… Read More
Libraries applaud dismissal of Google Book search case - November 15, 2013
The Library Copyright Alliance, which is comprised of the American Library Association, the Association of College & Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, welcomes Judge Denny Chin's decision to protect the search database that allows the public to search more than 20 million books.… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases eBook History Collection - November 15, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services has released eBook History Collection, a growing subscription package of eBook titles concentrated in the various aspects of World History that is a strong complement to any academic collection. eBook History Collection includes more than 9,000 titles from leading… Read More
ARL invites proposals for 2014 Library Assessment Conference - November 15, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the conference planning committee are inviting proposals for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington, August 4 – 6, 2014. The deadline for submissions is… Read More