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20 August 2014

AHRC and British Library's two-year research project to explore future of academic books The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the British Library are launching a two-year research project which will explore the future of the academic books in the context of open access publishing and continuing digital change. Dr Samantha Rayner, Director of the Centre for Publishing at the University College London (UCL) will lead the project 'Communities of Practice: The Academic Book of the Future'. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Wolters Kluwer Health announces its participation in NLM's Emergency Access Initiative Wolters Kluwer Health has announced its participation in the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) by providing 55 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) medical, nursing and allied health specialty journals during a four week free access period from August 14 – September 11, 2014. The move is in response to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa that has been called an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ProQuest Flow releases add-on to interoperate with Google Docs ProQuest FlowTM, a cloud-based research management solution, has released an add-on to interoperate with Google Docs. The new add-on expands the collaborative writing capabilities of Google Docs by integrating the document management tools of Flow during the authoring phase of research. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme DynaMed appoints Dr. Kevin Loughlin as Deputy Editor of Oncology and Hematology DynaMed from EBSCO Health has announced the appointment of Dr. Kevin Loughlin as the new DynaMed Deputy Editor of Oncology and Hematology. Dr. Loughlin brings extensive credentials and significant experience in the field to the tool from EBSCO Health. Dr. Loughlin is senior surgeon and a staff urologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University Health Services, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Springer announces new book series Healthy Ageing and Longevity As the longevity of the world's population continues to increase, the challenges accompanying this become more complex and touch nearly every aspect of society. STM publisher Springer has therefore launched a new book series, Healthy Ageing and Longevity, to address issues related to this achievement. The new series seeks to inform researchers and practitioners across a wide spectrum of disciplines. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IFLA and LIBER sign new Memorandum of Understanding The International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) and LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Both parties will work together to advance these interests, with a special emphasis on frameworks that foster text and data mining, research data sharing, access to content and digital preservation, in particular in Europe where they have overlapping interests. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme 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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