Posts by: Leah Hinds

Job Bank 2/22/12

On February 22, 2012 By

Associate Director for Technical Services and Library Systems: University at Albany (State University of New York), Albany, NY

Job Posting P12-26930

The University at Albany Libraries (State University of New York, Albany, NY) invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Director for Technical Services and Library Systems. Reporting to the Dean and Director of [...]

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Rumors: The Broadcast Edition

On February 14, 2012 By

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone!

Big news that Koninklijke Brill NV and Taylor&Francis Group, part ofInforma PLC of London, have signed a purchase agreement for a journal and book program in science and engineering. This program was published by Brill under the VSP imprint. The transaction rounds off a strategic repositioning of Brill’s focus where the humanities and selected areas of the social sciences are [...]

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v23 #6 Table of Contents

On February 13, 2012 By

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December 2011 – January 2012
© Katina Strauch ISSUES, NEWS, & GOINGS ON

Rumors – p. 1
From Your Editor – p. 6
Deadlines – p. 6

FEATURES

Trends in Health Sciences and Biomedical Sciences Information Provision
Guest Editor, Ramune Kubilius

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At the Only Edge that Means Anything / How We Understand What We Do by Dennis Brunning  (E Humanities Development Librarian, Arizona State University)  <dennis.brunning@gmail.com>

Annals of Search: Meta-Data 101

More information rather than less counts in book buyer’s decision.  So claims a press release from NielsonBook.  This UK Company, a subsidiary of the [...]

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2012: November 7 – 10

2013: November 6 – 9

2014: November 5 – 8

2015: November 4 – 7

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by Jonathan H. Harwell, Georgia Southern University

Last week we noted the kerfuffles about journal prices and open access publishing, and in particular the call for an Elsevier boycott.

The story has reached the mainstream media.  Tim Worstall of the libertarian Adam Smith Institute has contributed an article about it to Forbes:  “Elsevier’s Publishing [...]

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