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29 May 2015

SAGE acquires Pion Limited, strengthens geography and psychology portfolio Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of Pion Limited, independent publisher of high quality academic journals founded by Adam Gelbtuch and John Ashby in 1959. The sale was announced jointly by Chairman of Pion, David Cohen and Stephen Barr, President SAGE International. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Taylor & Francis adds Altmetric data to Taylor & Francis Online and Cogent OA Taylor & Francis Group has announced the addition of Altmetric data to Taylor & Francis Online and Cogent OA, enhancing the article metrics currently available on both journal platforms. Altmetric data, which will be added to all journal articles published since January 2012, will offer users a more complete picture of how people are engaging with research articles from Taylor & Francis Group, whether via traditional or social media, blogs or online reference managers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme National Library of the Netherlands and Portico partnership at the forefront of digital preservation and international collaboration The National Library of the Netherlands (KB) and Portico have announced a new partnership that will support the preservation of e-journals through the KB's International e-Depot program and take advantage of Portico's extensive preservation infrastructure and expertise. Portico first began offering e-journal preservation support to national libraries through its work with the British Library to help it meet UK legal deposit regulations in 2013. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme PeerJ Computer Science publishes first peer-reviewed articles Open access publisher PeerJ has announced the publication of its first peer-reviewed articles in PeerJ Computer Science, a new cross-disciplinary open access journal publishing articles across all fields of computer science. PeerJ Computer Science first started accepting preprints and submissions for peer-reviewed articles in February this year, and the journal publishes its first articles on May 27th. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Publishers Weekly announces 'PW's Publishing Luminaries Awards' Publishers Weekly has announced a new programme 'The Publishers Weekly Publishing Luminaries Awards,' which will identify and celebrate talented young members of the US publishing community and bring recognition to them on a global stage. Publishers Weekly will partner with The Frankfurt Book Fair (14 – 18 October 2015) in a series of events and promotions to commend and support this group of acclaimed young professionals. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme HEFCE launches new interactive mapping service to help universities and colleges collaborate with business The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has launched a new interactive mapping service to help universities and colleges collaborate with business. The six maps – which chart the size, industry sector and characteristics of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in England – will allow organisations to search for start-ups in their local area and identify companies that have a high synergy with their own research, to create partnerships that are mutually beneficial. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Sabia Morrison joins ALPSP Events and Membership team The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced that Sabia Morrison has joined the ALPSP team as Events and Membership Administrator. Sabia joins ALPSP from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) where she was Communications Executive for Events and Sponsorship. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL's Google Analytics Workshop scheduled for June 25 ARL's full-day, in-person workshop on Google Analytics to be held in San Francisco on June 25, 2015, continues to be open for registration. The workshop is offered by the ARL Statistics and Measurement Program in partnership with LunaMetrics, a Google Analytics Certified Partner. Google Analytics is a tool that can help identify where website visitors are coming from and how they interact with web pages. Libraries can use this knowledge to improve their websites and overall user experience. 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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28 May 2015

Open Access books slowly on the rise, says new PCG study Publishers and libraries are increasingly experimenting with Open Access (OA) books, according to a new survey by industry advisors, Publishers Communication Group (PCG). Books published under the so-called 'author-pays,' Gold Open Access model with no paywall for readers are expected to slowly grow in importance, with funding derived from a variety of sources including library budgets, the study reported. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier launches new comprehensive online training program to help nursing students master practical skills STM publisher Elsevier has launched Clinical Skills, a new comprehensive online training program to help nursing students master practical skills across the entire nursing curriculum. Based on Elsevier's Mosby's Skills for clinicians, Clinical Skills is specifically adapted for the needs of nursing students before they enter the clinical environment. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ACS Publications introduces ACS2Go, a new mobile content delivery capability that expands access to published research The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has introduced ACS2Go, a new mobile content delivery capability that enriches the reading and browsing experience for global readers of the Society's portfolio of 47 preeminent peer-reviewed research journals. Mobile pairing technology provides authorised users from subscribing institutions with on-the-go access to the entire content of the ACS Publications Web platform. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Lakeland Health selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer announced that Lakeland Health has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as its clinical content management system. The HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 healthcare organisation and 2014 HIMSS Davies Award winner will leverage ProVation Order Sets to advance CPOE utilisation and facilitate a more rigorous approach to maintaining evidence-based order sets. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The BMJ celebrates 20 years online The BMJ was the first general medical journal to launch a website and will celebrate its 20th anniversary on May 28 by reuniting the three digital pioneers who launched their online presence. Launch editor Tony Delamothe and former editor Richard Smith discuss the website's early days and how the internet transformed doctors reading habits. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BISG names Mark Kuyper as new executive director The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) announced that Mark Kuyper, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), has been hired as the organization's new executive director. Kuyper will join the organisation June 15. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Aries Systems partners with Overleaf to allow authors to submit manuscripts directly to thousands of journals Aries Systems, a solutions provider for scholarly publishers, partners with Overleaf, an online LaTeX and Rich Text collaborative writing and publishing tool. This new agreement between Aries Systems and Overleaf will allow authors to directly submit manuscripts created in the Overleaf platform to the thousands of scholarly journals that use Editorial Manager Ingest Service for online submission and peer review. 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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