Prof. Martin Hall appointed new chair of Jisc - November 7, 2013
Professor Martin Hall has been appointed as the new chair of Jisc, succeeding Professor Sir Tim O’Shea after his very successful tenure. The appointment, announced by UUK, GuildHE and AoC following an open and competitive selection process, will see Professor Hall taking up his position… Read More
New BioMed Central journal Molecular and Cellular Therapies launches - November 7, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the launch of a new journal - Molecular and Cellular Therapies. The journal is led by Editors-in-Chief Xiangdong Wang and Bryon Peterson, and the four Section Editors, Ulf Andersson Ørom, Andrew Badley, Marek Malecki and Dan Peer. Molecular… Read More
IMLS awards grants to OCLC to support national continuing education programs for libraries - November 7, 2013
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently awarded OCLC two 2013 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grants aimed at strengthening and sustaining continuing education programs for libraries nationally. A grant award of $289,387 will aid the formation of… Read More
Thomson Reuters collaborates with Australian National Data Service to aid in the discovery of global data sets - November 6, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a collaboration with Australian National Data Service (ANDS) to aid in the discovery of global data sets. The collaboration connects researchers to data repositories through the Data Citation Index, a single-point solution providing access to… Read More
Frontiers launches new open-access journals – Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science - November 6, 2013
Open-access publisher Frontiers, part of the Nature Publishing Group family, has announced the launch of two new open-access journals - Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science. Manuscripts submitted to specialty sections in "Frontiers in" journals are peer reviewed by specialty associate and… Read More
European Federation of Societies of Microsurgery now also affiliated with Thieme’s Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - November 6, 2013
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme recently announced that the European Federation of Societies of Microsurgery (EFSM) is now also affiliated with Thieme's Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery (JRM). EFSM represents a total of eleven European microsurgery societies and focuses on promoting education in microsurgery through courses and… Read More