New Annual Reviews journals to connect library users to wider collections - September 21, 2010
Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews, US, has announced that it launched two new journals - Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics - during the summer of 2010. Published in July 2010, the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering… Read More
Biology Direct launches new online submission system - September 15, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journal Biology Direct - which operates a novel scheme of open peer review - has launched a new online submission system to make submission to the journal considerably more straightforward. Manuscripts published in the journal appear… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert set to launch Therapeutic Hypothermia journal in Spring 2011 - September 14, 2010
Medical publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced the Spring 2011 launch of a new peer-reviewed journal - Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. Dr. W. Dalton Dietrich, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology and Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of… Read More
Japanese researchers develop technology to scan a book in one minute - September 13, 2010
A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology have reportedly developed a technology to scan a book as fast as a person can flip through it. According to Yoshihiro Watanabe, who leads the research team, a prototype ultra-speed… Read More
T&F launches STAR initiative to offer online access to emerging regions - September 10, 2010
Publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F), UK, has announced a new initiative called Special Terms for Authors and Researchers (STAR). The new initiative, undertaken in collaboration with T&F's learned society, professional association and co-publishing partners, is a pioneering online access scheme for individual academic and scientific authors… Read More
EBSCO Publishing releases new bibliographic databases - September 10, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced the availability of new bibliographic databases - Alternative Press Index (API) and Alternative Press Archive. Alternative Press Index claims to be one of the most extensive and up-to-date guides to alternative sources of information available today.… Read More
CCC opens European subsidiary, RightsDirect - September 9, 2010
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organisation providing copyright licensing solutions, has announced the opening of its European subsidiary, RightsDirect. To better meet the needs of multinational corporate customers, CCC has hired Kim Zwollo as General Manager; Victoriano Colodrón as Executive Director, Collective Licensing and Operations;… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert launches new journal – Childhood Obesity - September 8, 2010
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert has announced the launch of a new journal - Childhood Obesity. The journal seeks to provide physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educators, nutritionists, psychologists, educators and school nurses, community organisers, and policymakers with effective prevention and treatment strategies that promote environmental and policy… Read More
Elsevier launches new tool to help ease process of finding article reviewers - September 7, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new and unique tool to help editors find reviewers, which addresses a major pain point for journal editors. Developed in close consultation with journal editors, this tool which is accessible from EES - Elsevier's Editorial and… Read More
JISC releases guide on effective assessment in digital learning - September 7, 2010
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has released a new guide titled 'Effective Assessment in a Digital Age'. The guide seeks to demonstrate how technology can significantly improve the experience of assessment and feedback. As many higher education institutions are reviewing their assessment strategies, JISC… Read More
