SPARC publishes new guide for campus action related to journal marketplace - April 27, 2012
SPARC has produced a guide suggesting positive actions that faculty, researchers and other campus stakeholders can take to help contribute to the creation of a more equitable journal marketplace. This is purportedly inspired by the willingness of the academic community to speak out against practices… Read More
Chilton partners with WHI to add real-time parts pricing and inventory to products - April 27, 2012
Chilton, part of Cengage Learning and a provider of reference sources for automotive professionals and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) automotive enthusiasts, has announced an agreement with WHI Solutions to provide updates to Chilton’s ChiltonPRO and ChiltonEstimating products. Through this new agreement, all ChiltonPRO and ChiltonEstimating users with WHI/Nexpart… Read More
New BioMed Central journal to focus on cilia research - April 27, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal, Cilia. The journal welcomes basic and translational research into the biology of cilia and diseases associated with ciliary dysfunction. Topics of interest include a wide range of areas from human genetics to… Read More
Aviation Week launches redesigned website with enhanced features - April 27, 2012
Aviation Week has unveiled its redesigned AviationWeek.com and enhanced subscriber-based Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN). These recent changes are said to share the common goal of continuously simplifying and integrating the products and services to meet the changing needs of today's aerospace and defence (A&D) market.… Read More
LCA files friend of the court brief to defend fair use rights of libraries - April 26, 2012
Members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently filed a friend of the court brief to defend the fair use rights of libraries. The libraries’ brief, prepared by Jonathan Band, responds to the plaintiffs’ distorted view of libraries’ rights, showing that it would affect not only… Read More
Optical Society members discuss federal funding of R&D with US policymakers - April 26, 2012
Optical Society (OSA) members from around the US came together on Capitol Hill recently to speak with lawmakers about science policy issues, federal investments in research and development (R&D) and discuss proposed funding levels in the upcoming FY 2013 appropriations bills. The OSA members will join… Read More
