Springer and the Scottish Higher Education Digital Library Consortium sign licensing agreement - June 5, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Scottish Higher Education Digital Library Consortium (SHEDL) recently signed an agreement for access to electronic journal subscriptions and eBooks on Springer’s platform SpringerLink. Every SHEDL member will now have access to an enormous database of content consisting of nearly 2,000… Read More
Global submission rates for academic journals at their highest level in six years, says new report - June 5, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has released a new report affirming global submission rates for academic journals are at their highest level in six years. The ScholarOne Manuscripts report, Global Publishing: Changes in submission trends and the impact on scholarly publishers,… Read More
‘We the People’ petition movement hits 25,000 signatures in two weeks - June 5, 2012
The movement to make taxpayer-funded research freely available online hit a new milestone on June 3 when advocates hit their goal of 25,000 signatures to a ‘We the People’ petition to the Obama administration. The petition, created by Access2Research (a group of open access advocates, including Read More
IEEE-SA, CCSA holding ‘Internet of Things’ workshop in Beijing - June 5, 2012
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has announced that it is collaborating with the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) on a new ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) standards workshop. Scheduled for June 5, 2012 at the China World Hotel in Beijing, the CCSA/IEEE-SA Internet of Things Standards Workshop,… Read More
NISO publishes updated recommended practice on SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding - June 5, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a new edition of the recommended practice SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (NISO RP-7-2012). The SERU Recommended Practice offers a mechanism that can be used as an alternative to a license agreement by… Read More
Impelsys unveils iPublishCentral 4.0 at BEA 2012 - June 5, 2012
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has unveiled the latest version of its digital publishing software platform at BookExpo America (BEA) 2012 in New York City. iPublishCentral is a comprehensive platform that allows publishers to warehouse, deliver, distribute, market and… Read More
