BioMed Central appoints Caroline Black as Senior Publisher - April 29, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the appointment of Caroline Black as Senior Publisher. Caroline is moving from her position as Managing Director of Portland Press Limited and Group Head of Publishing for the Biochemical Society. Caroline brings a wealth of experience in STM… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 29, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Institutional Repository Study Is Recast in UK Political Light); Pat Thomson (Heroic impact narratives create a dangerous divide between the researcher and the local context); Indiatimes (E-Books Challenge Traditional Reading: Survey); Joseph Esposito (The Law of Unintended Consequences… Read More
Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology goes live with Ex Libris’ Alma - April 29, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Australia's Swinburne University of Technology - an Alma collaborative partner - is in production with the Ex Libris Alma library management solution. In addition, Swinburne University is the first live Alma site whose cloud-based services are… Read More
OCLC Global Council discusses impact of global cooperation on libraries - April 29, 2013
The OCLC Global Council met in The Hague, Netherlands, to discuss the opportunities and challenges libraries face in an increasingly global environment and the importance of international cooperation. The Council elected leaders for next year, elected a new trustee, and announced results from regional council elections.… Read More
Future Medicinal Chemistry publishes special focus issue on boron chemistry - April 29, 2013
Future Medicinal Chemistry, a journal published by Future Science Ltd., UK, has published a special focus issue dedicated to boron chemistry, with contributions from academic experts based in Europe, North America and Asia. This special focus issue is guest edited by PV Ramachandran (Purdue University), a… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance supports GSU in amicus brief in copyright lawsuit - April 29, 2013
The US' Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has filed a 'friend of the court' brief in support of Georgia State University (GSU) in the appeal of Cambridge U. Press et al. v. Mark P. Becker et al. In its brief, LCA argues that GSU's e-reserves policy is… Read More
