Posts Tagged ‘Publishing’
The Family of Academia
Partnerships and collaborations between university presses and university libraries can garner a variety of opinions and perspectives. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Revisiting Two Perspectives on Library-based University Presses.” In 2013 the author shared and compared two different points of view on partnerships and collaborations between university…
Read MorePeer Review Being Reviewed
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence to the producers of the work. It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards of quality, improve performance, and provide credibility. In academia, scholarly peer review is often…
Read MoreMetadata Specialist in Publlishing Needed
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, metadata, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving. Workman…
Read MoreLibraries and Journals are Main Focus
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has partnered with EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) to broaden the availability of SAGE’s journals portfolio to North American public, corporate, medical, and other special libraries. This interesting news came from Knowledge Speak in their article, “SAGE Publishing and EBSCO extend partnership to expand distribution of SAGE’s journals portfolio.” EBSCO will begin selling SAGE’s…
Read MoreExpediting Peer Review
Peer review is not a new topic. It is the evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence to the producers of the work. It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards of quality, improve performance,…
Read MoreWebinar Addressing Publishing Standards
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Books Committee of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) will be hosting guest speaker Brian O’Leary, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) on Friday, September 15th from 12:30-1:30 p.m. (ET) at the McGraw-Hill/NY offices. In the fall of 2016, the BISG Board adopted a new strategic plan to deliver on the…
Read MoreWebinar on Responsible Publication Resources
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Journals Committee of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) will be hearing from guest speaker Donald Samulack, President, U.S. Operations at Editage about Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources on Tuesday, September 12th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (ET) at the Wolters Kluwer/NY offices and available by webinar. This free session will focus on all things surrounding predatory and…
Read MoreDigital Assimilation
Digital used to be considered new and inventive. In many situations it is now the norm and expected. The Bookseller brought us this interesting information in their article, “To digital or not to digital: which way will publishing jobs jump?” New platforms and trends are emerging all the time, and consumers are interacting with brands…
Read MoreAcademic Publishers Bring Lawsuit
Earlier this summer, three of the country’s largest college textbook publishers filed a lawsuit against Follett Corp. charging the company with selling counterfeit textbooks. Publishers Weekly brought this news to our attention in their article, “Publishers Charge Follett with Selling Counterfeit Texts.” The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New…
Read MoreShare and Share Alike
Sharing of research data continues to grow, as does the requirement of data publication in some form. Over the past decade, the number of journals that accept data has increased, as have the number and scope of repositories collecting and sharing research data. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this important topic to our attention in their article, “What…
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