Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 21, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Post-Publication Peer-Review Already Exists, Already Has Incentives, and Is Already Robust); Joe Wikert (Extracting value from uncertain data); Bonnie J. M. Swoger (When journal articles are hard to find); David Wojick (Leaked Data Policy Raises Monster STM Data… Read More
Springer and Scion collaborate to publish New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science - January 18, 2013
STM publisher Springer and Scion, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, will cooperate to publish the New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, starting in January 2013. As of Volume 43, Issue 1, the journal will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio. As a fully sponsored open… Read More
Dr. Linda Snetselaar named Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - January 18, 2013
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has announced that, effective June 1, University of Iowa epidemiology professor and registered dietitian Dr. Linda Snetselaar will become the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Snetselaar is also the endowed chair and associate head… Read More
Longwoods Publishing healthcare journals to be indexed in Summon discovery service - January 18, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is working with Longwoods Publishing to index the latter's healthcare journals in the Summon discovery service. Most of the content is devoted to Canadian medical practice, but some journals have an international focus. All of the publications… Read More
ARL and LibValue Project launch Library Value webcast series - January 18, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts highlighting results from the LibValue project, a three-year study funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to define and measure ways in which libraries create value through teaching and learning, research,… Read More
Duke University Press and HighWire Press expand partnership to include e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection - January 18, 2013
Duke University Press and HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, have announced a major expansion of their partnership to include the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection. Beginning with the 2014 collection, e-Duke Books, an annual collection of at least 100 new electronic books published… Read More
