Research Information Network publishes new guide on peer review - March 11, 2010
The UK’s Research Information Network (RIN) has released a guide, Peer review: a guide for researchers (www.rin.ac.uk/peer-review-guide), that sets out the processes involved in peer review for both grant applications and publications. It also looks at the issues that have been raised… Read More
Nature launches Nature Asia-Pacific Publishing Index - March 11, 2010
NPG Nature Asia-Pacific, the Asia-Pacific wing of Nature Publishing Group (NPG), has launched Nature Asia-Pacific Publishing Index, a website which measures the annual output of research articles in Nature-branded journals from countries and institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. The online service is available at Read More
Berlin Verlag launches new academic and professional division – Berlin Academic - March 11, 2010
Berlin Verlag, Bloomsbury's German sister company, has announced the launch of its new academic and professional division, Berlin Academic. Berlin Academic plans to make book and journal content available online under open access criteria on a dedicated electronic publishing platform, using Creative Commons licenses. At the… Read More
TCSR holds meeting on enhancing schools’ College Readiness using data - March 11, 2010
The second meeting of the Texas Consortium on School Research (TCSR), held last month, focused on improving College Readiness using data. Representatives from 21 public schools (school districts) in the state participated. TCSR(tcsr.edvanceresearch.com) is looking to build momentum as participating schools share peer data and develop… Read More
Publishing Technology announces enhancements to IngentaConnect - March 11, 2010
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, has announced the latest release of IngentaConnect, its flagship collection of e-publications. Ingentaconnect now includes Shibboleth 2 integration in anticipation of the forthcoming industry-compliant deadline of June 30th. Compliance with Shibboleth 2, a standards based, open source software… Read More
Registration for first webinar in the ARL-ACRL ISC series to close on March 15 - March 11, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)have announced that registration for the first webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series Strengthening Programs through Collaboration will close on March 15, 2010. The… Read More
