ebrary strengthens strategic e-book acquisition for K-12 libraries with common core standards content - August 20, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has added hundreds of relevant e-books across acquisition models, which provide libraries with the best value when combined. The initiative is projected to help K-12 libraries acquire e-books more strategically. Diversifying acquisition models is a key component of ebrary's three-step approach: Transition,… Read More
De Gruyter and NINJAL in deal to jointly launch Japanese Language and Linguistics handbook series - August 20, 2012
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has signed a partnership agreement with the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL) in Tokyo. The first joint project is the publication of the Japanese Language and Linguistics handbook series, which will comprise 12 volumes. The handbooks are… Read More
Science Exchange launches Reproducibility Initiative with PLOS, figshare - August 20, 2012
Science Exchange, in partnership with open access publisher PLOS and open data repository figshare, has announced the launch of the Reproducibility Initiative. The new programme aims to encourage independent replication of valuable research and thereby help scientists, institutions and funding agencies validate their critical research findings.… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 20, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (The Reproducibility Initiative — Solving a Problem, or Just Another Attempt to Draw on Research Funds?); Teresa Penfield (If impact is essential to REF, how can we find a common definition across research fields?); Heather Morrison (CC-BY and… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – Performance Enhancement & Health - August 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new international, peer-reviewed journal - Performance Enhancement & Health. The journal critically explores the health implications of performance enhancement on the human being, from steroid doping in elite athletes, right through to amphetamine use amongst truck… Read More
WK Health launches OvidOpenAccess to support the research needs of the global medical community - August 17, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the release of OvidOpenAccess, a new search discovery feature that integrates thousands of Open Access (OA) resources within the OvidSP platform. OvidSP users can now conduct a single search query to uncover relevant answers to… Read More
