Knowledgespeak Newsletter

20 May 2013

Serials Solutions and SA ePublications to index The African Electronic Journals in Summon service Serials Solutions is working with SA ePublications, a service of Sabinet Online, to index The African Electronic Journals in the Summon service. Aggregating the works of multiple publishers, this collection of nearly 400 journals represents the most comprehensive, searchable collection of South- and Southern-African journals in the world. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment calls for sweeping changes in scientific assessment Scientists, journal editors and publishers, scholarly societies, and research funders across many scientific disciplines have posted an international declaration calling on the world scientific community to eliminate the role of the journal impact factor (JIF) in evaluating research for funding, hiring, promotion, or institutional effectiveness. The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, or DORA, was framed by a group of journal editors, publishers, and others convened by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in December 2012 in San Francisco, during the Society's Annual Meeting. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Ex Libris Germany GmbH becomes member of 'Goobi. Digitalisieren im Verein e.V.' Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Ex Libris Germany GmbH has become a member of 'Goobi. Digitalisieren im Verein e.V.' With the support of the Goobi initiative, Ex Libris aims to further expand its range of solutions for the management and long-term preservation of digital materials. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Library Copyright Alliance submits comments on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently submitted comments on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a trade agreement currently being negotiated between the US and the European Union (EU). While negotiations are still in their preliminary stages, LCA urges the inclusion of provisions to harmonize public access to the results of government-funded research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme AAP commends California Governor's funding proposal for Common Core implementation The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has commended California Governor Jerry Brown's proposal for $1 billion in state funding to implement Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The move is seen to be a critical step forward in strengthening California's support of its students. 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: Rick Anderson (Signal Distortion - Why the Scholarly Communication Economy Is So Weird); Francois Joseph de Kermadec (Bringing Democracy back to digital); Heather Morrison (Two tough questions for Access Copyright); Peter Coles (The apparatus of research assessment is driven by the academic publishing industry and has become entirely self-serving) and Alex Mayyasi (Why Is Science Behind a Paywall?). 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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