Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 8, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joe Wikert (When will ebook covers evolve?); Tom Allen (E-books strain relationship between book publishers and libraries); Graham Steel (Science is fundamentally a peer-to-peer process and online communities will shape the evolution of scholarly publishing);and Bonnie Swoger (Textbooks and open… Read More
Elsevier announces launch of new journal – Water Resources and Economics - July 5, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new journal - Water Resources and Economics. The journal is published in association with the International Water Association (IWA) and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE). The first issue of the journal is a… Read More
BioMed Central launches new OA journal, Movement Ecology - July 5, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new open access journal Movement Ecology, marking a significant milestone in this field of research as the first journal of its kind. The journal is associated with the new movement ecology institute The Minerva… Read More
Bioscientifica launches Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports website - July 5, 2013
Bioscientifica, the publishing arm of the Society for Endocrinology, has announced the launch of its new Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports website, which is now live. Unique in its proposition, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports claims to be the only resource publishing and… Read More
SAGE announces winner of 2013 ALPSP travel grant - July 5, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the recipient of their 2013 library travel grant for the ALPSP International Conference. Penny Andrews, Library Graduate Trainee at Leeds Metropolitan University won by answering 'what would be your top tip to give students about conducting research.' Penny was chosen… Read More
UC Libraries discontinue Taylor & Francis system-wide journals license - July 5, 2013
The Libraries on the ten UC campuses and the California Digital Library (CDL) have discontinued their system wide Taylor & Francis journals license in favour of local campus subscriptions effective January 1, 2013. Three important system wide principles were the basis for the decision - achieving… Read More
