ACRL names Scott Walter as editor for College & Research Libraries - March 7, 2012
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the appointment of Scott Walter to the post of editor for College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Walter will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2013. Walter will serve as editor designate from July 1,… Read More
US scholarly journal publishers oppose Federal Research Public Access Act - March 6, 2012
Eighty-one US scholarly journal publishing organisations have expressed their strong opposition to the third introduction of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA, H.R. 4004 and S.2096). The Association of American Publishers' Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division (AAP/PSP) and the DC Principles Coalition sent letters -… Read More
Elsevier announces completion of Kyoto University’s study on research activities and competencies at universities across Japan - March 6, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the completion Kyoto University's study on research activities and competencies at universities across Japan. The study was based on analyses of data driven from Elsevier's multidisciplinary abstract and citation database, SciVerse Scopus. Measuring the effect of the Japanese government's… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell announces new publishing partnership with the Society of Actuaries - March 6, 2012
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with the Society of Actuaries to publish six publications in the field of actuarial science, beginning in 2012. The publications are designed to prepare for the Construction… Read More
Four LWW Nursing books win AJN Book of the Year award - March 6, 2012
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that four nursing textbooks published by the company have been awarded the AJN Book of the Year award by the American Journal of Nursing (AJN). LWW publications were honored in the categories of… Read More
Gartner predicts greater employee use of social media sites for corporate IAM - March 6, 2012
Technology research firm Gartner, Inc., US, has announced that fewer than 30 percent of large organisations will block employee access to social media sites by 2014, compared with 50 percent in 2010. The number of organisations blocking access to all social media is dropping by around… Read More
