New journals
20 October 2009
Multi-Science plans new journals
Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Engineering
New journals
17 March 2009
Maney Publishing has announced 10 new journals for 2009, taking its list to almost 90 titles
Engineering information improves socially
11 February 2009
Social networking, RSS and new open-access options are just some of the developments that have gathered pace in engineering information over the past year, writes librarian Roddy MacLeod
Petroleum Abstracts TULSA Database
15 January 2009
The Petroleum Abstracts TULSA Database is now available via EBSCO Publishing's EBSCOhost platform
IET Discover
2 December 2008
IET has launched a social bookmarking site
EEGS Research Collection
9 October 2008
The complete journal and proceedings archives of the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society have been added to the SEG Digital Library on AIP's Sitation platform.
International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology
30 August 2008
Maney Publishing and The Newcomen Society are re-launching the International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology
Asian Journal of Control
12 June 2008
Wiley-Blackwell will publish the Asian Journal of Control on behalf of the Chinese Automatic Control Society and the Asian Control Association.
New resources help engineers
14 February 2008
Roddy MacLeod gives an overview of the latest engineering research information in 2007 and looks at what 2008 promises to offer in this discipline
Physical Sciences Journals
29 January 2007
Open-access STM publisher Hindawi Publishing has added new titles to its portfolio of engineering, life sciences, mathematics and physical science journals. such as the International Journal of Aerospace engineering.
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From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Chris Smith
Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit
Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli