Knowledgespeak Newsletter

3 May 2012

Elsevier to publish official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) to publish The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (AJGP), beginning in January 2013. The journal is the authoritative source of information for the rapidly developing field of geriatric psychiatry. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE launches new podcast series - Social Science Bites Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new podcast: Social Science Bites, a series of interviews with leading social scientists on different aspects of the social world. The series is produced and presented by authors Nigel Warburton, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, The Open University, and David Edmonds, Senior Research Associate at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The Institution of Engineering and Technology launches new journal - IET Biometrics The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the launch of its latest journal, IET Biometrics. Joining the IET's extensive portfolio of research journals, IET Biometrics explores developments in the growing field of biometric recognition and technology, enhancing the breadth of information available to the research community. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme CrossRef announces FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies CrossRef has announced FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies that will standardise the names of research funders and add grant numbers attributed in journal articles or other scholarly documents. The collaboration would allow researchers, publishers, and funding agencies to track the published research that results from specific funding bodies. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Ithaka report offers overview of online learning technologies An Ithaka S+R report highlights the challenges to be overcome by institutions so that they can take advantage of online learning technologies. Titled 'Barriers to Adoption of Online Learning Systems in US Higher Education,' it explores why highly interactive online systems have yet to fully succeed. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme MIT and Harvard unveil online learning platform edX Harvard University and MIT have announced edX, a new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Inaugural issue of Environmental Evidence published Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced the publication of the inaugural issue of Environmental Evidence, the official journal of the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE). Professor Andrew Pullin will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Delmar and DEWALT launch new mobile app for construction professionals Learning solutions provider Delmar, part of Cengage Learning, and DEWALT have announced the launch of DEWALT Mobile Pro, a new mobile application (app) for construction professionals. DEWALT Mobile Pro is an innovative and powerful mobile solution developed specifically for contractors and tradesmen in the construction industry, with a wealth of free features and numerous ways to customize the app based on each user's trade focus. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Academic and research libraries in Europe select Ex Libris' Primo discovery and delivery solution Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that numerous academic and research libraries in Europe have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution. In addition, several existing customers have supplemented their Primo offering with the Primo Central Index and the bX Recommender, while other institutions have expanded their successful Primo implementations. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

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