Cambridge University Press adopts three new initiatives to improve the visibility and accessibility of digital content - March 14, 2014
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced the adoption of three new initiatives, each designed to improve the visibility and accessibility of digital content. Kudos is designed to boost the impact of content published online. Articles are enhanced with additional information by authors (such as… Read More
Prof. D.L. Bliwise appointed Associate Editor of European Urology’s Nocturia Resource Centre - March 14, 2014
The joint editors of European Urology's Nocturia Resource Centre, a freely accessible educational platform designed for healthcare professionals specialised in urology, have announced the appointment of sleep medicine expert, Professor Donald L. Bliwise of Emory University, Atlanta USA, as Associate Editor of this online platform. … Read More
North American Working Group to revise Model License - March 14, 2014
Libraries today must be strongly proactive in shaping the licenses that govern their campuses' electronic information resources. A multi-organisational effort is now underway to strengthen libraries' negotiating position in the e-resources marketplace. In 1997, the LIBLICENSE project (then at Yale Library and since 2011 at the Read More
APA launches new journal – Spirituality in Clinical Practice - March 14, 2014
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced that it will begin publication of a new journal, Spirituality in Clinical Practice, in March 2014. The quarterly journal is designed for clinical practitioners and will feature articles that embrace spiritually-oriented psychotherapy and spirituality-sensitive cultural approaches to treatment and… Read More
Maney Publishing launches four new journals in its materials science and engineering publishing programme - March 14, 2014
Academic publisher Maney Publishing has announced the launch of four new materials science and engineering journals - Nanocomposites, Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science, Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity and Advanced Device Materials. The journals will cover the rapidly developing subject areas of nanocomposites, the use… Read More
COUNTER4 successfully introduced at De Gruyter Online - March 13, 2014
Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced that Version 4 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for e-Resources has been introduced as standard at De Gruyter Online. COUNTER4 is the current international standard for the creation and distribution of usage statistics for electronic resources such as eBooks,… Read More
