SPARC launches pilot of first-of-its-kind professional development program for open education librarians - October 6, 2017
SPARC has announced the pilot of the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program, a first-of-its-kind intensive professional development initiative aimed at empowering open education leaders within academic libraries. Over two semesters, the program offers training for library professionals to support the use, development, and advocacy of open… Read More
Elsevier launches eight new biomaterials and biomedical engineering books - October 5, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced the publication of Biomaterials: A Systems Approach to Engineering Concepts by Brian Love. By focusing on the mechanical needs of implants, disease states and current clinical needs, this inventive text encourages readers to design… Read More
IS&T launches new online journal – Journal of Perceptual Imaging - October 4, 2017
The Society for Imaging Science and Technology has announced the launch of a new online journal at the intersection of perception and imaging. The Journal of Perceptual Imaging (JPI) springs from the Human Vision and Electronic Imaging Conference (HVEI), which has driven the research agenda in… Read More
BioOne unveils BioOne Career Center - October 3, 2017
Non-profit scientific publisher BioOne recently announced the launch of the BioOne Career Center. Already the trusted source for curated content across the biosciences with BioOne Complete, BioOne's Career Center is poised to become the trusted destination for both jobseekers and employers in a wide array of… Read More
SAGE Publishing and American String Teachers Association partner to publish two journals - September 29, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has partnered with the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) to publish the music journals American String Teacher (AST) and String Research Journal (SRJ). Founded in 1946, ASTA is dedicated to helping string and orchestra teachers and players. Its members include K-12 school… Read More
Editorial Manager Version 14.1 includes updated Author Submission Interface capable of automated metadata extraction - September 29, 2017
Online submission system provider Aries Systems has announced that Editorial Manager, Version 14.1, now in Beta release, includes an updated Author Submission Interface capable of extracting key metadata from Authors' submitted Microsoft Word documents so as to automatically populate key system fields. The new interface simplifies… Read More
American Chemical Society expands its applied materials journals portfolio - September 28, 2017
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced a concerted expansion of its applied materials portfolio of peer-reviewed journals. The publishing initiative begins immediately with the addition of ACS Applied Energy Materials and ACS Applied Nano Materials to the Society's portfolio. The… Read More
SAGE Publishing expands course material options for students through inclusive access - September 28, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a new option for students to access SAGE content early and at a lower cost. Labelled 'inclusive access,' the program allows students to pay a significantly discounted fee for digital and print course materials such as textbooks and ancillary course… Read More
Scope leverages Synaptica® to deliver a specialized thesaurus on nanotechnology for a global STM publisher - September 25, 2017
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced that it has successfully completed an ANSI/NISO standards compliant nanotechnology Knowledge Model (KM) for a global scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing company. Additionally, the hierarchies in the… Read More
SAGE announces expanded partnership with the Association for Psychological Science to launch innovative journal on research methods and practices - September 22, 2017
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced an expanded partnership with the Association for Psychological Science to launch Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science (AMPPS) in early 2018. AMPPS will publish new types of articles, tutorials, and empirical works that reflect various approaches to… Read More
