DOAB User Needs Analysis released - November 19, 2012
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) recently released the final report of the DOAB User Needs Analysis. This report is based on the experiences, needs, and expectations of users as they emerged from a survey, an online discussion, and a panel at the recent OASPA… Read More
Dr. Hamish Meldrum and Dr. Kiran Patel join BMJ Group Board - November 19, 2012
Medical information provider The BMJ Group, UK, has announced that the immediate past chairman of BMA Council, Dr. Hamish Meldrum, and Dr. Kiran Patel, a consultant cardiologist, are joining the BMJ Group Board as non-executive directors from November, 2012. Dr Meldrum has been a registered… Read More
Golden Gate Capital to acquire Ex Libris Group from Leeds Equity Partners - November 19, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Golden Gate Capital, a prominent San Francisco-based private equity firm with $12 billion in capital under management, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ex Libris from its current owner, Leeds Equity Partners. Terms of… Read More
Registration deadline for scholarly communication workshop on strategic skills extended - November 19, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication have announced that the early-bird registration deadline has been extended for the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) workshop, 'Increasing the Effectiveness of Your Scholarly Communication Program: Strategic Skills for Success,' to be… Read More
AAUP names Peter M. Berkery, Jr. as incoming Executive Director - November 19, 2012
The Board of Directors of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has named Peter M. Berkery, Jr., the next Executive Director of the Association, starting March 1, 2013. Berkery comes to AAUP from Oxford University Press, where he has served for the last 4… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 19, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Is the Relationship Between Journal Impact Factors and Article Citations Growing Weaker?); Paul Jump (Is RCUK's open-access cash a 'reckless' road to ruin?); Mark Reed (8 steps to making your research punch above its weight); Joe Wikert (Free… Read More
