Knowledgespeak Newsletter

8 June 2012

Elsevier and the Society for Vascular Surgery launch new journal STM publisher Elsevier and the Society for Vascular Surgery has announced the launch of a new quarterly journal - Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. The inaugural issue will appear in January, 2013. Elsevier currently publishes the Journal of Vascular Surgery on behalf of the Society. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Nature Publishing Group and National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences sign digital preservation deal Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC) have signed an agreement to provide long-term digital preservation of NPG's content in Beijing. Under the deal, the NSLC will establish and maintain an archive of Nature, the Nature research and Nature Review journals, and all NPG-owned journal current content. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO awards two public libraries with one-year subscriptions to LibraryAware Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has awarded two public libraries with one-year subscriptions to LibraryAware, an online programme designed to maximise libraries' promotional resources, helping them to integrate outreach with customisable, scalable tools and resources. The winners were chosen by drawing at a LibraryAware launch party attended by more than 300 people during the Public Library Association Conference in Philadelphia. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NISO members approve project to formalise SIP as American National Standard The voting members of the National Information Standards Organization have approved a new project to formalise the 3M Standard Interchange Protocol as an American National Standard. The SIP protocol provides a mechanism for Integrated Library Systems applications and devices to communicate seamlessly to perform self-service transactions. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BMJ Group appoints Tim Brooks as CEO Medical information provider BMJ Group has announced the appointment of Tim Brooks, the former managing director of the Guardian News & Media, as CEO, effective October 1. He succeeds Stella Dutton, who is retiring from the company after 16 years. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Three new publishers announce participation in CLOCKSS' digital preservation archive The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of three new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are - Berghahn Books, The International Glaciological Society and Aerospace Medical Association. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ebrary's new Android app to work with e-books acquired under all models ebrary has announced a new Android app that will be freely available on Google Play this summer. The app works with e-books acquired under all of the company's acquisition models. This includes the 75,000 titles available through Academic Complete, an aggregated e-book subscription model. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Mary Ann Liebert set to launch peer-reviewed journal on Big Data Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc has announced the launch of Big Data, a peer-reviewed journal. The journal will seek to provide a unique forum for world-class research exploring the challenges and opportunities in collecting, analysing, and disseminating vast amounts of data, including big data analytics. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering announce publishing partnership Academic publisher SAGE and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) have announced a new agreement to publish BAAF's journal, Adoption & Fostering, from 2013. The journal is edited by Roger Bullock, Fellow, Centre for Social Policy, The Social Research Unit at Dartington, UK. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

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