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5 October 2015

Irreversible changes bringing the information industry to a 'Tipping Point' in 2016, says Outsell report Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has released its 2016 Information Industry Outlook Report: Tipping Point, to help companies understand the trends, and the actions they must take to maintain leadership in a new environment. According to the report, the momentum toward irreversible changes for the $766.5 billion information industry has reached a tipping point, and businesses that don't adapt now are at risk. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier publishes six new books on animal science STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of six new animal science books, including the second edition of the comprehensive resource Animal Behavior, edited by Michael Breed and Janice Moore. The book broadly covers animal behaviour from its neurological basis to the importance of behaviour in conservation. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme BioMed Central becomes first publisher to implement Author Contributorship Badges Open access publisher BioMed Central is the first publisher to pilot a new system which shows exactly how each researcher contributed to any given scientific article. Author Contributorship Badges are now available on the open data journal GigaScience. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Reed Business Information Ltd. announces sale of Cordell Information Pty Limited to CoreLogic, Inc Reed Business Information Ltd, part of RELX Group, has announced that it has sold the entire issued share capital of Cordell Information Pty Limited in Australia to CoreLogic, Inc. CoreLogic, is an international provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services to business and government. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OCLC prints last library catalogue cards OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has printed its last library catalogue cards, officially closing the book on what was once a familiar resource for generations of information seekers who now use computer catalogues and online search engines to access library collections around the world. The final print run marked the end of a service that has steadily decreased over the past few decades as libraries have moved their catalogues online. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Article Galaxy expands authentication solutions for STM content access with OpenAthensTM partnership Reprints Desk, Inc., a subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc., has become a reseller of OpenAthens from Eduserv. The deal expands the company's robust suite of authentication solutions for accessing databases, articles in journal subscriptions, and other copyrighted content. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Charleston preconference on producing learning resources for users of all abilities The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a preconference on producing and providing access to accessible learning resources, the day before the 2015 Charleston Conference on November 4, 9:00 a.m.–noon. Multiple speakers will offer attendees a unique kaleidoscopic glimpse into the world of library users with print disabilities, incorporating technology demonstrations, a review of national and international legislative guidelines, and user input. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Eliza Manningham-Buller starts as Chair of Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust has announced that Eliza Manningham-Buller has started as the Trust's new Chair. Baroness Manningham-Buller is the first woman to chair the Wellcome Trust's Board of Governors, and was appointed following an open recruitment process. She was previously a Governor of the Wellcome Trust, and succeeds Sir William Castell as Chair who retired on September 30, 2015. 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: Scholarly Kitchen Blog (HighWire's John Sack on Online Indexing of Scholarly Publications: Part 1, What We All Have Accomplished); Maria Kowalczuk (Does the peer review model affect the quality of peer review?); Amy Mollett, LSE Social Media Manager, and Sarah Guthrie, LSE Head of Internal Communications (Rather than a restrictive 'social media policy', create a 'social media playbook' – Lessons from Social Media Week); Charlie Rapple (Think. Check. Submit. (How to Have Trust in Your Publisher.)); and Lisa Vincenz-Donnelly (Opinion: A New Era in Science 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. 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