BRASS seeks nominations for RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award - October 23, 2007
The Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has called for nominations for the 2008 Emerald Research Grant Award. Emerald will give away two $5,000 cash awards to individuals seeking support… Read More
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Holtzbrinck changes name to Macmillan - October 15, 2007
Publisher Holtzbrinck Publishers, US, has announced that the Company's US operations are to be re-branded from Holtzbrinck Publishers to Macmillan. Macmillan is one of the most venerable and respected names in publishing, and is already the name of the English and Spanish language publishing operations of… Read More
Biomed Central launches new journal – Journal of Biological Engineering - October 15, 2007
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Journal of Biological Engineering (JBE). Dr Mark Riley, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona's Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, will serve as the journal's Editor-in-Chief. He will be… Read More
SAGE set to publish Urban Studies journal - October 15, 2007
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a new agreement to publish the journal, Urban Studies, from 2008. The title joins a well established publishing programme of SAGE books, journals and reference works in urban studies, including the Handbook of Urban Studies; European Urban and Regional Research; and… Read More
BSI British Standards joins CrossRef as a new member - October 15, 2007
Publisher linking services provider CrossRef, US, recently announced that the UK's National Standards Body, BSI British Standards, has joined CrossRef as a new member. As a member, subject to the creation of an appropriate protocol, BSI will be able to register standards with CrossRef and implement… Read More
