Knowledgespeak Newsletter

23 April 2012

Wolters Kluwer in strategic alliance with China Publishing Group Corporation Under a strategic alliance with CPGC signed at the London Book Fair, Wolters Kluwer will bring a wide range of professional content to China. CPGC can export and publish Chinese content through Wolters Kluwer's global network. The two parties will also expand cooperation in digital products. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme PLoS Currents moves to new publishing platform, Annotum The Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced that its PLoS Currents has moved to a new publishing platform, Annotum, offering easier interaction to all users. PLoS Currents is an innovative, online publication channel for new scientific research and ideas organised by focused research areas. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Journal of NeuroEngineering brings out thematic series on mobility technology BioMed Central has announced that a new thematic series 'Major trends in mobility technology' was recently published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. Guest edited by Brian Caulfield and Silvestro Micera, this series aims to review mobility technology research in Europe. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Emerald offers free access to environmental research in recognition of Earth Day Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced free access to key scholarly research on renewable energy, climate change and sustainability in recognition of Earth Day. Reflecting Earth Day's mission to broaden, diversify and activate the environmental movement worldwide through education, Emerald has chosen content from three of its top research journals which will be freely available from 22 April for up to a month. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE publishes International Area Studies Review Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it now publishes the quarterly peer-reviewed publication, International Area Studies Review (IASR). IASR is the publication of the Center for International Area Studies (CIAS) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Seoul, published in collaboration with the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The OCLC Global Council member delegates elect Loretta Parham and Jennifer Younger to serve on the OCLC Board of Trustees The OCLC Global Council member delegates have elected two librarians to serve on the OCLC Board of Trustees. The two librarians are: Loretta Parham, CEO and Director of the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, and Jennifer Younger, Executive Director, Catholic Research Resources Alliance. Each will serve a four-year term beginning with the next OCLC Board meeting in November. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Collections Trust secures Euro 8 million investment to bring Collections online The Collections Trust has secured major European Commission investment in projects worth a total of Euro 8 million to help museums, archives and libraries share their collections online safely and sustainably. According to Collections Trust CEO Nick Poole, this new investment represents a milestone in the Collections Trust's international strategy and a huge opportunity to help museums, archives and libraries bring the richness of their collections to online audiences. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ACRL establishes four new discussion groups The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the establishment of four new discussion groups, which were approved by the ACRL Board of Directors during the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The new discussion groups are: The Digital Humanities Discussion Group; The International Perspectives on Academic and Research Libraries Discussion Group; The Leadership Discussion Group; and The Student Retention Discussion Group. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Blackboard Partners with Plantijn Hogeschool to host Teaching and Learning conference Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, has announced details of the Teaching and Learning Conference 2012, one of the largest annual gatherings of leaders from IT and education in the region. The event is expected to draw attendees from 89 institutions and 17 countries to Antwerp, Belgium, from April 23-25 to share ideas and best practices in e-learning. Plantijn Hogeschool, a leading university college, will host the event. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Latest edition of Blogspeak now online The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (Thinking Through a Strategy for Digital Rights Management); Steve Johnson (More 'hybrid' academic and policy researchers are needed to increase effective communication between the political and academic spheres); Joe Wikert (DoJ: Consumer Hero or Predator Enabler?); David Crotty (Post-Publication Peer Review: What Value Do Usage-Based Metrics Offer?); and Cory Doctorow (Provocative proposal to force scholarly publishers to respect open-access wishes of their unpaid contributors). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here.

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