Thieme E-Book Library now available to institutional customers for the iPad - January 14, 2013
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that the collection of Thieme's acclaimed E-Book Library is now available to institutional customers for the iPad. With the free iPublishCentral reader app, end-users within an institutional license can download all titles in the Thieme E-Book Library to… Read More
Taylor & Francis and IIE publish first issue of IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors journal - January 14, 2013
Publisher Taylor & Francis and The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) will publish IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors in 2013. IIE TOEHF is 'a journal by and for ergonomics and human factors researchers and practitioners' and seeks to promote new and important knowledge… Read More
University of North Carolina’s library and BioMed Central partner to archive faculty research - January 14, 2013
The University of North Carolina's library and open access publisher BioMed Central have announced a collaboration as a result of which nearly 800 journal articles by UNC researchers will now enjoy greater visibility. Every time BioMed Central publishes an article by a UNC affiliate, the… Read More
AAUP publishes revised Statement on Faculty Status of College and University Librarians - January 14, 2013
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has published a revised version of the 1973 joint Statement on Faculty Status of College and University Librarians. The statement - originally formulated by the AAUP, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of American… Read More
Jisc in deal to preserve and host Vital subject portals - January 14, 2013
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc) has finalised an agreement to preserve and host the Vital subject portals, an invaluable resource for schools. From April 1, 2013, management of the established subject and special interest portals will move from The Open University. The portals… Read More
NIH to recruit Associate Director for Data Science - January 14, 2013
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis S. Collins has announced plans to recruit a new senior scientific position, the Associate Director for Data Science. The associate director will lead a series of NIH-wide strategic initiatives that collectively aim to capitalise on the exponential growth of… Read More
