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30 April 2015

Max Planck Digital Library study calculates redeployment of funds in Open Access The Max Planck Digital Library has put forward a study on the transformation of the subscription-driven system for scientific publications to an Open Access model. For the first time, quantitative parameters are presented showing that the liberation of scholarly literature is possible at no extra costs. The study is investigating the question whether the previously used subscription budgets would be sufficient to fund the Open Access publication charges and thus bring about a complete transition of academic publishing. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Springer launches new textbook series, opens up new horizons for network science and engineering STM publisher Springer has launched a new textbook series, 'Textbooks in Telecommunication Engineering.' The new series capitalizes on this milestone and aims at designing, developing and promoting high-quality textbooks to fulfill the teaching and research needs of this discipline, and of related university curricula. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme U.S. National Science Foundation selects Elsevier data to support its Science and Engineering Indicators STM publisher Elsevier has announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Scopus bibliometric data, and LexisNexis patent data as primary source to support its biennial Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) report. The NSF's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) will use Elsevier's data in support of the next SEI report which will be released in 2016. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE begins publishing Food and Nutrition Bulletin Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will begin publishing the Food and Nutrition Bulletin, one of the leading resources used by researchers, academics, nutrition policy makers and planners in over 125 countries to obtain the most current research and policy information related to nutrition in developing countries. Food and Nutrition Bulletin is the official publication of the Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation and is an established resource for educators, researchers and policy influencers world-wide. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme JoVE named finalist for 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Publishing Information Solution JoVE, creator and publisher of video solutions that increase productivity in scientific research and education, has announced that JoVE Journal was named a finalist for the 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Scholarly Publishing Information Solution. Finalists represent the information industry's best products, technologies, and services created by or for media, publishers, and information services providers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Emerald continues support for LIS community with cash prizes for three American Library Association awards Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is providing a cash prize to three different American Library Association (ALA) professional recognition and research fund awards. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions and publications and provide research grants to those in the field of librarianship. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam joins Brill Open Access Membership Program Academic publisher Brill has announced that Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has decided to join Brill's Open Access Membership Program. This program allows VU authors to submit their paper for Open Access publication in the Brill journal program with two options to choose from. 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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Knowledgespeak Newsletter

 

29 April 2015

Elsevier collaborates with Friedrich-Althoff Consortium to create digital scientific literature infrastructure, 'Archive of Berlin' STM publisher Elsevier has announced its collaboration with Berlin's Charité, the Humboldt University (Humboldt-Universität), the Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität) and the Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität), all part of the Friedrich-Althoff Consortium, to create a comprehensive digital scientific literature infrastructure, 'Archive of Berlin', aimed to further strengthen Berlin as a central location for research. Through the agreement, all four universities will have access to ScienceDirect, granting them access to more than 2000 scientific publications of Elsevier. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The Optical Society redesigns content platform with enhanced ease of use, search and discoverability of content The Optical Society has transformed its publishing enterprise with the launch of its redesigned content platform, OSA Publishing. The new platform, which replaces OSA's Optics InfoBase, incorporates the latest publishing technologies and web best practices to ensure that the optics and photonics community can easily and effectively search and discover the highest quality content being published in the field. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme EBSCO Information Services' Alumni editions help libraries meet information needs of post-college professionals Colleges and universities looking to provide research support to their alumni can now offer graduates access to new resources from EBSCO Information Services. Three new alumni edition databases will help libraries continue to play a role in the success of their students, even after they graduate. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NLM announces funding opportunity for small projects The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a funding opportunity for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Beginning in 2011, the NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center has funded 21 of these disaster outreach projects. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL joins new Re:Create coalition to promote balanced copyright ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organisations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright policy. A balanced copyright system depends on limitations and exceptions, such as fair use. As technology advances, it is imperative that the copyright law is responsive to these changes, balancing the interests of creators of copyrighted information and products with the interests of users of those products. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme PCG announces new representation agreement with Japanese medical publisher Meteo Publishers Communication Group (PCG), a division of Publishing Technology plc, has signed a new sales representation deal with Japanese medical publisher, Meteo, to help expand the reach of its Medical Online-E information service into North and South America. Hosting around 800 medical journals, over 1.3 million articles as well as references and abstracts, Medical Online-E is designed to deliver the very best Japanese medical content and expertise to English speaking audiences around the world. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IFLA Journal Editorial Committee call for nominations The IFLA Professional Committee is calling for up to three members to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee, for a term of four years (once renewable) from 2015-2019. IFLA Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal, publishing research-based articles that impact and enrich professional practice. 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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