Posts Tagged ‘Publishing’
Publishing Journal Has One Decade in Their Belt
PLOS ONE published its first papers ten years ago. Since that time they have honored their mission to be an open, public venue for all rigorous scientific research from every discipline. The journal that promotes open science and access to the peer-reviewed literature for all has published more than 165,000 articles in its first decade. This interesting topic came…
Read MoreHistorical Archive Digitized
Gale has launched Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 in what seems like a very timely digital archive. The collection includes records from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and focuses on civil rights, race, gender, and issues relating to the U.S. Supreme Court. Cengage brought this interesting information to our attention in…
Read MoreDigital vs. Paper Feud Continues
As digital devices and publications continue to be more popular at home and in school, some experts expected that print books would soon become relics—or at least fall out of favor with a generation growing up in an electronic world. However, that has not transpired yet. Education Week brought this news to us in their article, “Do…
Read MoreEarly Bird Pricing Ends Friday
This year’s Association of American Publishers Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) conference is scheduled for February 1-3, 2017 in Washington D.C. The focus this year is “Adding Value in the Age of Open” and is loaded with great opportunities to learn, share and network. The early bird registration has been extended until Friday, January 6th.…
Read MoreWebinar Focuses on Research Skills
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a unique educational opportunity next week for all those interested in honing their research skills. In this 90-minute webinar, EBSCO’s Kate Lawrence, Ithaka S+R’s Christine Wolff and the University of Illinois’ Lisa Hinchliffe will share the latest trends and insights on information literacy within academia. Christine Wolff will report…
Read MoreNew Year Brings Educational Opportunities
The Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division is offering two educational opportunities (in person or via webinar) to start the new year off. The PSP Books Committee will be hearing from guest speakers Matt Cooper & Emma Brink (Wiley) to speak about early publishing careers on Friday, January 13, 2017 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the AAP New York…
Read MoreCopyright Process Review
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) voiced their approval of the House Judiciary Committee’s first policy proposal regarding the review of the Copyright Act. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) brought this news to our attention in their article, “AAP Welcomes House Judiciary Committee’s First Policy Proposal on Copyright Review.” AAP and its members believe that modernizing…
Read MoreNew Science Journal Focuses on Robotics
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently debuted a new journal. Science Robotics has been launched to cover the most important advances in robots and their applications. As the newest journal to join the Science family of journals and it is now open to accept submissions. The journal’s goals have been identified as to select the most groundbreaking…
Read MorePortable Peer Review
The process of peer review is a cornerstone of scientific integrity. It guarantees the quality in a scientific research paper. When a researcher accomplishes something, the concluding step is to publish the results in the scientific literature. To get there, the paper must undergo peer review. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this information to us in their…
Read MoreDigital Data Changes Things
As more and more organizations are shifting to digital publications, Yahoo recently announced they will close four of their digital magazines. Information Today brought this information to our attention in their article, “Yahoo to close digital magazines.” The decision to close publications including Yahoo Food, Health, Autos and Parenting came just after the news content…
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