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2 May 2016

Elsevier publishes five new books on virology including second edition of Adenoviral Vectors for Gene Therapy STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of five new virology books including the second edition of the detailed, comprehensive resource Adenoviral Vectors for Gene Therapy, edited by David Curiel. This book covers the gene delivery vehicles based on the adenovirus, now emerging as an important tool in gene therapy. It highlights their potential uses for the treatment of disease with information on the construction, propagation and purification of adenoviral vectors. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme IEEE acquires GlobalSpec and the Engineering360 platform from IHS Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced the acquisition of GlobalSpec, a leading source of news, data and analytics for the global engineering and technical community including the widely known brand name Engineering360. The new for-profit subsidiary of IEEE has been renamed IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. and will significantly complement IEEE's already broad offerings for engineers as well as its emerging position in research analytics. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme International Alliance of Research Library Associations endorse open data accord The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), a global coalition of major research and academic library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States, recognises the importance of working towards a common vision for open data. According to IARLA, open data holds the key to addressing many societal challenges worldwide. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OASPA issues call for contributions for 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) will be holding the 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) in the US this year at the Westin Arlington Gateway hotel in Virginia, on September 21 - 22, 2016. Now established as a key event in the scholarly publishing calendar, COASP brings together the open access community and major stakeholders to discuss critical issues, developments, innovations, and best practices in the industry. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Lovington Public Library selects Boopsie for enhanced mobile app functionality Mobile platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Boopsie, Inc. continues to add to the over 4,000 library locations worldwide that rely on its custom-branded mobile apps to quickly acquire new users and increase circulation. Lovington Public Library will replace its current ILS app with an affordable, easy to deploy and maintain Boopsie app that will enable 24/7 remote library access on patrons' devices of choice. 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: Jon Tennant (How can academia kick its addiction to the impact factor?); David Kent (Peer review appears to be a poor predictor of impact); Dan Gorenstein (Medical journal's critics say it should share more data); NoveList Blog (Linked data: What is it, and why should you care?); Simon Porter (Impact and Engagement: Thinking Beyond Assessment); Michael Kozlowski(The New Era of Digital Publishing); Kalev Leetaru (The Future Of Open Access: Why Has Academia Not Embraced The Internet Revolution?); and Chris Meadows (Will IDPF and W3C merger merge e-books and the web?). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. Brought to you by Scope e-Knowledge Center, a world-leading provider of metadata services, abstraction, indexing, entity extraction and knowledge organisation models (Taxonomies, Thesauri and Ontologies).   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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