Knowledgespeak Newsletter

4 February 2013

Elsevier and Kanazawa University in Japan team up to map university's research performance STM publisher Elsevier has announced its collaboration with Kanazawa University in Japan by providing access to SciVal and consultative support in mapping the university's research performance. With the help of SciVal Consultants, Kanazawa University used SciVal to map out its research expertise and areas of growth, identify potential resources to accelerate funding acquisition and gather actionable insights to enhance collaboration between the university and industry partners. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Thomson Reuters launches first EndNote software app for the iPad The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of the first EndNote software application (app) for the iPad. This new app utilises sync capabilities, enabling EndNoteX6 users to easily view, edit, organise and share their research materials from their iPad. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme AIP forms AIP Publishing LLC to sharpen focus on scholarly publishing The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced the formation of AIP Publishing LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary. The purpose of AIP Publishing LLC is to support the scientific and educational mission of the AIP through scholarly publishing activities in the physical and related sciences. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme UC Libraries unveils fund pilot for open access publishing The UC Libraries has announced OA fund pilots to support UC faculty members who wish to make their research findings freely available to the public. Funded in part by the California Digital Library, these OA funds will help pay the article processing charges for UC authors. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme APA seeks nominations for 2013 APA Excellence in Librarianship Award The American Psychological Association is seeking nominations for the 2013 APA Excellence in Librarianship Award, to be presented at the Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Forum at the June 2013 American Library Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. The application deadline is April 19, 2013. All materials should be submitted electronically. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme 'Journal of Library Administration' releases special Issue on Digital Humanities Routledge is presenting a special issue from the Journal of Library Administration titled Digital Humanities in Libraries: New Models for Scholarly Engagement. The issue, guest edited by Barbara Rockenbach from Columbia University, examines the role of libraries in the emerging area of digital humanities. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Portland Press invites authors to use Creative Commons Attribution licence for papers published in ASN NEURO and Bioscience Reports Portland Press Limited, the not-for-profit publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society, has announced that it will invite authors to use the CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution) licence for papers published in its two Gold Open Access journals - ASN NEURO and Bioscience Reports. This allows authors to comply fully with recent changes in funding body policies. 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 (The New Face of the Professional Society); Fedor Karmanov (The future of academic publishing); Kent Anderson (An Argument That OA Is Better for Non-Profit Societies Demonstrates Just the Opposite); and Martin Eve (Open Library of Humanities: a community-grounded approach to academic publishing). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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