Elsevier’s Bitcoin book honoured with Outstanding Business Reference Source award - July 20, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that its book, Handbook of Digital Currency: Bitcoin, Innovation, Financial Instruments, and Big Data, edited by David Lee Kuo Cheun, has received one of only two 'Outstanding' designations as a Business Reference Source by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)… Read More
COAR announces first session in COAR Webinar and Discussion Series - July 20, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the first session in the members-only COAR Webinar and Discussion Series. Scheduled for July 28, this session aims to provide information about the latest trends and topics in open access and repositories. The first session will… Read More
University of Bristol joins Jisc’s shared facilities in VIRTUS’ data centre - July 20, 2016
VIRTUS Data Centres, the UK's fastest growing data centre provider, has announced the latest member of the first national shared data centre for research and education, offered by UK higher, further education and skills’ digital services and solutions organisation, Jisc. The… Read More
Ixxus launches Ixxus Publishing Platform - July 20, 2016
Content and publishing expert Ixxus has announced the launch of the Ixxus Publishing Platform (IPP), an end-to-end publishing solution designed to streamline, support and enable the editorial process from conception to publication. The Ixxus Publishing Platform has been designed to meet common publishing challenges. The… Read More
Digital Science to adopt Relative Citation Ratio developed at NIH - July 20, 2016
Digital Science, a technology company that combines world-class technology with a resolute focus on research and those who support the research process, will adopt the National Institutes of Health (NIH) new article level metric of scientific influence - the Relative Citation Ratio… Read More
Sheridan expands current eCommerce platforms to include online reading - July 19, 2016
Sheridan has expanded its current eCommerce platforms to include online reading. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) – a current Sheridan eCommerce user who desired a way to sell protected eBooks from its website without the drawbacks that DRM typically brings both publishers and consumers – was… Read More