Blackboard and Buckinghamshire New University expand partnership for online and mobile learning - November 5, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced that Buckinghamshire New University is expanding its use of Blackboard as a strategic partner in online learning. The move is part of the University's plan to create a comprehensive online platform for its students. … Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 5, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Todd A Carpenter (These Data Are Different from Those — Data Equivalence and Identification Issues); Stevan Harnad (Why Green OA Needs To Come Before Gold OA: A Reply to Jan Velterop); Beth Marie Mole (Do Innocent Errors Cause Most Retractions?);… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to publish Harvard Review of Psychiatry journal - November 2, 2012
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and the Harvard Review of Psychiatry have announced an agreement to publish the journal effective with the January 2013 issue. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, will be the journal’s publisher of record.… Read More
UK government stands up for open access with £10 million funding boost - November 2, 2012
In line with the UK government's commitment to free and open access to publicly-funded research, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts recently announced a £10 million cash injection to the top 30 UK research-intensive institutions, to aid the transition to open access and compliance with the new Research Council UK… Read More
Mendeley report explains importance of OA publishing for developing countries - November 2, 2012
UK-based startup Mendeley has published the Global Research Report, which reportedly reveals which countries study the hardest, and why open access (OA) is critical for lower-income countries. The report seeks to provide an analysis of 2 million scholars’ research activity in relation to economic indicators and… Read More
SAGE set to publish official journal of the World Future Society - November 2, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it has been chosen by the World Future Society to publish its journal the World Future Review (WFR), beginning in early 2013. WFR aims to further the study of future trends and better societal alternatives for researchers and practitioners… Read More
