Research Library Issues explores radical collaboration in research data management - December 21, 2018
The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) gathers reflections by six archivists and librarians on the practice of radical collaboration applied to research data management (RDM). Archivist Nancy McGovern describes radical collaboration as 'inclusive, involving commitment and effort by most or all members that… Read More
AGU appoints Jay Brodsky as Chief Digital Officer - December 21, 2018
American Geophysical Union (AGU) has appointed Jay Brodsky to its leadership team as the Chief Digital Officer. Brodsky is a technology executive with broad experience in the information services industry, digital transformation, and cybersecurity at non-profit organisations, as well as private and Fortune 500 companies. In… Read More
Elsevier acquires Science-Metrix Inc. - December 20, 2018
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, has acquired Science-Metrix Inc., a research evaluation firm that provides science research evaluation and analytics to assess science and technology activities. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Science-Metrix is known for high-quality and independent bibliometric analysis and research… Read More
New Editage report highlights geographic patterns in author attitudes toward OA publishing - December 20, 2018
Global scholarly communications company Editage has released a report highlighting geographic patterns in author attitudes toward open access publishing. In September this year, Editage had released a comprehensive report based on a global author survey capturing the views of almost 7000 researchers (mostly non-Western, non–English-speaking researchers)… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center partners with FontoXML to resell FontoXML Editor Solution - December 20, 2018
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has partnered with FontoXML, becoming a reseller of its core product, the FontoXML Editor, which makes it easy for anyone to create structured and intelligent content. Structured content is information or content that is organised in a predictable way and… Read More
Gale and Libraries Connect Ohio partner to provide free access to new digital resources - December 20, 2018
Gale, a Cengage company, and Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO) have partnered to provide more than 2,500 school, academic and public libraries throughout Ohio with free access to Gale digital resources through LCO and its partners - OhioLINK, OPLIN and InfOhio. These new resources provide Ohio residents… Read More
