ARL calls for proposals for 2013 SPEC survey topics - April 25, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2013 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey programme to assist libraries in the continuous improvement of their management systems. Proposals for topics for the 2013 SPEC… Read More
BioMed announces winners of open access research awards - April 25, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the winners of its Annual Research Awards that recognise excellence in open access research published across its journals each year. The winning articles, selected by internationally renowned judges, have been chosen for their innovation and high-quality execution… Read More
Thomson Reuters announces definitive agreement to sell Healthcare Business to Veritas Capital - April 24, 2012
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Healthcare business to an affiliate of Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash. The sale is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, including the… Read More
The European Library Collections and Europeana now discoverable via the Summon Service - April 24, 2012
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced that its Summon Web-scale Discovery service, in cooperation with the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL), will make the vast collections of The European Library and Europeana discoverable in the Summon unified index. … Read More
SAGE and Association for Psychological Science launch new journal, Clinical Psychological Science - April 24, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE and the Association for Psychological Science (APS) have announced the launch of Clinical Psychological Science, a new peer-reviewed journal focused on publishing advances in clinical science and providing a venue for cutting-edge research across a wide range of conceptual views, approaches… Read More
Semantico directors to present at ALPSP seminar: Mobilising Digital Content - April 24, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced that the company’s Managing Director, Richard Padley and Strategy Director, Rob Yates will be joining a panel of industry experts to discuss issues surrounding the mobile industry and its effects on publishing. The event will be hosted… Read More
