KU Libraries now accepting nominations for 4th annual open access award - August 28, 2017
The University of Kansas Libraries is now accepting nominations for the fourth annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. The award will be granted for exceptional efforts to advance innovations in open sharing and advocacy for positive change in the scholarly communication system.… Read More
Dr Michael Schatman appointed Director of Research and Network Development at Boston PainCare - August 28, 2017
Open access publisher Dove Medical Press has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Schatman, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pain Research, as Director of Research and Network Development at Boston PainCare – an interdisciplinary pain treatment/management center based in Waltham, Massachusetts (USA). Dr. Schatman will… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 28, 2017
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kyle Siler (There are new frontiers for academic publishing but scholarly associations and faculty must seize the opportunities); Christopher Foote (BMC Ecology is now accepting Registered Reports!); Josh Clark (Analysing online mentions on a massive scale!); and Joe Esposito (Revisiting:… Read More
China South Publishing & Media Group attains minority stake in IPR License - August 25, 2017
Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 11-15, 2017) has announced that China South Publishing & Media Group (CNS) has taken a minority stake in its global rights and licensing trading platform IPR License. CNS is a leading publishing and media group… Read More
Primary Research Group publishes Survey of the Academic Library Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational Materials - August 25, 2017
Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of the Academic Library Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational Materials. This seminal study presents data from 50 colleges and universities about their academic library policies in providing open access… Read More
University of Calgary opts for Ex Libris Alma and Primo solutions - August 25, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Calgary has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma will be replacing the SirsiDynix Symphony® integrated library system. The University of Calgary's Libraries and Cultural Resources… Read More
