Better transparency needed on medical journals’ competing interests, says research - October 27, 2010
This week's PLoS Medicine has published a research article by Andreas Lundh and colleagues from the Nordic Cochrane Centre. The article concludes that journals need to develop policies to handle the inevitable competing interests that arise when they publish papers that may… Read More
IEEE launches IEEE P2030.2 Working Group - October 27, 2010
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), US, has announced the launch of the IEEE P2030.2 Working Group (WG). Tasked with facilitating wide-scale, consistent implementation of energy storage systems, the P2030.2 WG will deliver guidelines for discrete and hybrid energy storage systems that are integrated… Read More
Key initiatives, good response seen at Open Access Week 2010 - October 27, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that this year's Open Access Week came to a close on October 24. With just under 900 participants in 94 countries, this year's event was three times larger than it was just a year ago. Hundreds… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to publish RSPA journal, Pathology - October 27, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has signed an agreement to serve as exclusive publisher for the journal Pathology, effective January 1, 2011. The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA), which produces Pathology, is… Read More
Aksaray University in Turkey selects EBSCO Discovery Service - October 27, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Aksaray University in Turkey has selected EBSCO Discovery Service. Adding EDS presents the library's resources via a single search box and ties into the university's vision to be innovative and provide students with the best… Read More
Université de Montréal selects suite of Ex Libris products - October 27, 2010
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Université de Montréal has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution, the Aleph integrated library system and the Verde electronic resource management system to serve as the backbone of the university's library services. Following an… Read More
