Oxford Journals set to publish two new journals in 2012 - November 7, 2011
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, has announced that Oxford Journals will publish the journals - Research Evaluation and Science and Public Policy - from 2012. Research Evaluation is an interdisciplinary journal covering the emerging methods, experiences and… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 7, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Glyn Moody (Academic Publishing Profits Enough To Fund Open Access To Every Research Article In Every Field); Rafael Sidi (Vision in co-creation solutions and future of STM research platforms); Mathew Ingram (Why the world of scientific research needs to be… Read More
Online Information 2011 event to focus on key issues faced by info industry - November 7, 2011
Incisive Media, UK, organiser of Online Information 2011, has announced the full free seminar programme scheduled to take place at this year's event. The programme is projected as being comprehensive, boasting major industry figures while addressing the most burning issues currently facing the industry including those… Read More
APA elects Drexel Professor Donald N. Bersoff as 2013 president - November 7, 2011
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that Dr. Donald N. Bersoff, Drexel University professor and national expert on legal and ethical issues in mental health, has been elected 2013 president. Bersoff serves on the faculties of Drexel's psychology department and Earle Mack School of… Read More
Global Open Access Portal launched at UNESCO meet - November 7, 2011
The Global Open Access Portal (GOAP) was launched at a special side event organised during the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference at Paris headquarters. The portal is aimed at presenting a snapshot of the status of open access (OA) to scientific information around the… Read More
Elsevier announces winners of the Apps for Library Idea Challenge - November 7, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, recently announced the winners of the Apps for Library Idea Challenge at the 2011 Charleston Conference in Charleston, SC. The international competition encouraged librarians and information professionals to conceptualise solutions to the challenges that they and their constituents face in addressing the… Read More
