SPARC, ACRL to co-host panel discussion on open access publishing at ALA event - November 23, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will co-host a panel discussion on 'Marketplace: Open Access and the changing state of scholarly publishing' at the upcoming meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in San Diego.… Read More
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals opts for Editorial Manager submission and peer review system - November 23, 2010
Online submission system provider Aries Systems, US, has announced that publishing house Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) has selected the Editorial Manager submission and peer review system for its journal publishing activities. BQFJ's newly established portfolio of open access journals will be developed to the… Read More
NIH adds first digital study images to major research database - November 23, 2010
The National Institutes of Health has announced that it has expanded a genetic and clinical research database to give researchers access to the first digital study images. The National Eye Institute (NEI), in collaboration with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), has made available more… Read More
National Archives and Records Administration becomes latest ARL member - November 23, 2010
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has joined the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) as its 126th member. The membership of the ARL voted to invite NARA to join as a member during its 2010 Fall Membership Meeting in Washington, DC.… Read More
SAGE and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology announce publishing partnership - November 23, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Under the deal, SAGE will publish the latter's official journal, Teaching of Psychology (TOP), starting with the January 2011 issue. A quarterly publication, Teaching of Psychology is projected as an… Read More
PLoS announces new board chairman - November 23, 2010
The PLoS board of directors has announced the appointment of Gary Ward as board chairman, effective January 1, 2011. Gary has a longstanding association with PLoS as a charter member of the PLoS Biology Editorial Board. He has a deep understanding of Open Access and a… Read More
