ALA president calls for digital transformation of Copyright Office - June 15, 2015
American Library Association (ALA) president Courtney Young responded to the introduction of the Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act (CODE Act) by Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Tom Marino (R-PA). For more than 20 years, content creators, rights holders, legislators and public users alike… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 15, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Crotty (Compliance: The Coming Storm); Ben McCluskey (Impact doesn’t have to be a dirty word – staying positive about the promotion of scientific excellence); and Phil Davis (Social Media And Its Impact on Medical Research). Blogspeak includes blog posts… Read More
Elsevier and the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation announce publishing agreement - June 12, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it has been selected by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI) to publish its journal, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, beginning January 2016. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (AJMS), founded in 1820, is the 2nd… Read More
SAGE launches OA journal Cardiovascular and Thoracic Open - June 12, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has launched a new open access journal Cardiovascular and Thoracic Open (CTO). Aimed at surgeons and medical professionals alike, this international, open access, peer-reviewed journal will publish research from around the world pertaining to cardiovascular and thoracic medicine. Cardiovascular and Thoracic Open… Read More
Thieme Chemistry publishes interactive map with authors worldwide - June 12, 2015
Scientific publisher Thieme Chemistry has announced a new 'Thieme Chemistry Author Map.' More than 1600 well-known chemists from all over the world work for Thieme Chemistry. They write for the reference works Science of Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Substances and the online encyclopaedia RÖMPP as authors, contribute… Read More
NIH approves strategic vision to transform National Library of Medicine - June 12, 2015
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis S. Collins approved a federal report that lays out the long-term scientific vision for the NIH's National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest biomedical library. This vision, presented at the 110th meeting of the Advisory Committee to the… Read More
