Swets introduces Open Access APC management service - July 11, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has introduced a new APC management service. As the open access publishing model expands at an increasing rate, new challenges naturally arise for libraries, publishers, funders and researchers. Libraries in particular have to develop, implement and manage new workflows and procedures… Read More
Blackboard announces free, flexible option for running massive open online courses - July 11, 2013
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced a free, flexible option for running massive open online courses (MOOCs): a hosted instance of Blackboard Learn, the company's flagship learning management system (LMS). With more institutions looking to offer large, open courses, the offer… Read More
Core measures compliance feature added to Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor - July 10, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has developed a new feature for Lippincott's Nursing Advisor that can help nurses and hospitals better meet Core Measures. Developed by The Joint Commission in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Core Measures are evidence-based… Read More
Vital Source unveils e-textbook building block for Blackboard Learn platform - July 10, 2013
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., an Ingram Content Group company, has announced the general availability of a comprehensive e-textbook Building Block that integrates its VitalSource Bookshelf platform with Blackboard Learn, Blackboard's flagship learning management system (LMS). The VitalSource Building Block for Blackboard Learn is an integrated… Read More
Elsevier launches two new modules in Pure, its research information management system - July 10, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of two new modules in Pure, Elsevier's research information management system. These modules are: Award Management and Research Intelligence. Pure, one of the latest additions to Elsevier's SciVal research management tools, aggregates an institution's research and faculty information… Read More
Elsevier launches Quiz for Science series for universities and institutions in Pakistan - July 8, 2013
STM Publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the Quiz for Science series for 30 leading universities and institutions in Pakistan, recognising local research efforts from across the country. Quiz for Science is based on content and information available through ScienceDirect, Elsevier's database of scientific,… Read More
International Neuroethics in Medicine calls for papers - July 8, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced a cross-journal thematic series which addresses 'International Neuroethics in Clinical Practice: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond'. The series Editors are James Giordano, Editor-in-Chief of Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, and Dan Stein, guest Editor. The expanding… Read More
Elsevier announces launch of new journal – Water Resources and Economics - July 5, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new journal - Water Resources and Economics. The journal is published in association with the International Water Association (IWA) and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE). The first issue of the journal is a… Read More
BioMed Central launches new OA journal, Movement Ecology - July 5, 2013
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new open access journal Movement Ecology, marking a significant milestone in this field of research as the first journal of its kind. The journal is associated with the new movement ecology institute The Minerva… Read More
Bioscientifica launches Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports website - July 5, 2013
Bioscientifica, the publishing arm of the Society for Endocrinology, has announced the launch of its new Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports website, which is now live. Unique in its proposition, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports claims to be the only resource publishing and… Read More
