Springer collaborates with Federica Weblearning to launch MOOCs and books initiative - April 25, 2017
STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with Federica Weblearning, an academic platform devoted to innovation, experimentation and the dissemination of multimedia distance learning. The collaboration allows authors and lecturers several options of preparing both a textbook and a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on a… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry - April 25, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced the launch of Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, a new journal dedicated to advancing basic, clinical and therapeutic knowledge of personalised medicine in psychiatry. The application of personalised medicine in psychiatry is a new… Read More
Wiley and StudyAce partner to bring learning games, flashcards and practice tests to Psychology and Business students - April 25, 2017
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced its partnership with StudyAce LLC, the customisable learning platform that integrates course content into a variety of games, flashcards and practice tests. Wiley's Real World Psychology (Catherine Sanderson/Karen Huffman) and Contemporary Business (Boone, Kurtz, & Berston) VitalSource Bookshelf… Read More
Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be ‘Open in order to…’ - April 25, 2017
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in conjunction with this year's Open Access Week Advisory Committee, has announced that the theme for this year's 10th International Open Access Week, to be held October 23-29, will be 'Open in order to….' This year's theme… Read More
NISO releases draft STS: Standards Tag Suite for public comment - April 25, 2017
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the release of a draft version of NISO Z39.102-201x, STS: Standards Tag Suite, for public comment. STS provides a common XML format that standards developers, publishers, and distributors can use to publish and exchange full-text content and metadata… Read More
New ÜberResearch and the UArctic Science & Research Analytics Task Force report showcases global support for Arctic Research - April 25, 2017
Data company ÜberResearch and the UArctic Science & Research Analytics Task Force has released a report analyzing global funding trends in Arctic research: International Arctic Research: Analyzing Global Funding Trends. A Pilot Report (2017 Update). In this annual update to the… Read More
