Commercial Digest, a once a week digest of messages containing informational content from commercial bodies (i.e., publishers, vendors, agents, etc.)

This week’s digest contains 2 messages:

1)      Primary Research Group has published the Survey of Academic Library Database Licensing Practices, 2016-17 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-399-2

2)      EDP now publishing open access journal in regenerative medicine

 

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Message #1:

 

From: primarydat@aol.com [mailto:primarydat@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 10:12 AM
Subject: Primary Research Group has published the Survey of Academic Library Database Licensing Practices, 2016-17 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-399-2

 

Primary Research Group has published the Survey of Academic Library Database Licensing Practices, 2016-17 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-399-2

 

This international study presents data from 29 colleges and universities about their database licensing practices, including spending data on eBooks, databases, and eJournals.  The report looks closely at trends in how staff time is consumed on issues such as invoice-checking, contract examination, training patrons in database use and other tasks.  In addition we probe librarian feelings on additions to or subtractions from their current database portfolio and their level of interest in novel database such as those of syllabi, open access course materials, textbooks, classroom video and blogs. 

 

The report looks at the use of free information resources such as Google Scholar, and tracks librarian assessment of the rate of price increases for online information. 

The study also probes opinions about the use of file sharing sites that make copyright publications available at no charge without the permission of the publishers.

 

The study also looks at disputes with vendors providing data on the use of lawyers in contract disputes and the frequency of publisher audits and other behavior designed to check contract violations.

 

Data is broken out by many variables such as college type, enrollment, tuition level and other factors.

 

Some of the survey participants are: Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library, the Australian National University, the University of Bath, Vanderbilt University, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, University at Buffalo and UCONN Health, among others.

 

Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:

 

·         8.52% of the time spent in database research by librarians sampled was spent on Google Scholar.

 

·         Public colleges in the sample spent a mean of $82,600 on eBook licenses in the past year.

 

·         Laptops accounted for a mean of 42% of database access for the libraries sampled, fixed workstations for 40.33%.

 

·         Research university libraries in the sample spent an average of more than 2,000 staff hours per year reviewing and paying invoices from database vendors.

 

For a table of contents, excerpt, the questionnaire and list of participants, view the product page for this report at:

 

http://www.primaryresearch.com/view_product.php?report_id=604

 

Or visit our general website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.  Primary Research Group studies are also available from most major book distributors and many research report aggregators.

 

 

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Message #2:

 

From: Charlotte Van Rooyen [mailto:charlotte.vanrooyen@tbicommunications.com]
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 9:19 AM
Subject: EDP now publishing open access journal in regenerative medicine

 

*** apologies for cross-posting ***

 

I’m passing on some information about the latest acquisition from EDP Sciences which I hope will be of interest. 

EDP have recently taken over the publication of the Regenerative Medicine Research, a fully open access journal publishing research relating to both the fundamental and practical aspects of regenerative medicine, with a particular emphasis on translational research. The journal will use the EDP Liberty APC model for article processing charges. The journal is open for submissions, and publication of articles will begin in the second semester of 2016. The website is now live at http://www.regenmedres-journal.org.

Full details in the Press Release below or online at http://bit.ly/29aGQpM; do get in touch with me, or with Claus Roll at EDP Sciences (contact info given at the end) if you need any more information.

 

Kind Regards
Charlotte

 

Charlotte Van Rooyen
TBI Communications Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 7980287824
Web: www.tbicommunications.com
Linkedin Profile: uk.linkedin.com/in/charlottevanrooyen/

 

EDP Sciences now publishing Regenerative Medicine Research

EDP Sciences has announced that is now publishing the fully Open Access journal, Regenerative Medicine Research. EDP officially took over publication of the journal during spring 2016. The first issue published by EDP Sciences will be opened in the second semester of 2016, publishing the articles newly submitted and accepted since the journal transfer.

Regenerative Medicine Research is a peer reviewed international open access journal that publishes research relating to both the fundamental and practical aspects of regenerative medicine, with a particular emphasis on translational research. It will use EDP’s Liberty APC model for article processing charges, where authors can choose their own fair price to publish a paper in Open Access including an amount of 0€. 

“Over the past 20 years, significant progress has been made in genetics, developmental biology, stem cell biology, and tissue engineering, all of which have increased our understanding of regenerative medicine”, commented Editor-in-Chief, Y. James Kang, Sichuan University, China and University of Louisville, USA. “We are delighted to be working with EDP Sciences as the publisher to take Regenerative Medicine Research forward, we believe with their strong track record in open access publishing, they have the ability to improve our impact and reach in an international market”

Regenerative Medicine Research will cover topics including:

• Biomaterials (including stem cells, engineered tissues, nanotech inventions etc)
• Molecular and cellular biology of regenerative medicine
• Pharmacology and pharmaceutics for regenerative medicine
• Fundamental research and medical implementation of regenerative medicine; Animal models of regenerative medicine
• Genomic understanding and prediction for the outcome of regenerative medicine
• Rejuvenation of early stage repair mechanisms
• Tissue repair mechanisms and intervention
• Organ and tissue specific regeneration including:
• brain and nervous system,
• cardiovascular system,
• renal system,
• gastrointestinal system,
• skeletal muscle,
• bone and structural regeneration

• bone marrow rejuvenation and regeneration.

“The advances in research into regenerative medicine provide hope for a healthier society”, commented Agnès Henri, Editorial Director at EDP Sciences. “We look forward to expanding the reach of Regenerative Medicine Research and increasing its impact”.

The latest articles will be available to read online at www.regenmedres-journal.org.

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For more information:

Claus ROLL
Publishing editor
claus.roll@edpsciences.org

About EDP Sciences and EDP Open

EDP Sciences (http://publications.edpsciences.org) is a not-for-profit publisher, established in 1920, belonging to learned societies with a mission to participate in the dissemination of important research that accelerates scientific progress and cross-fertilisation of ideas of the society in general. EDP Open (http://www.edp-open.org) is the Open Access arm of EDP Sciences. EDP Sciences is located in Paris and London and publishes over 55 scientific journals in the physical sciences, mathematics, life and environmental sciences, energy, materials and engineering, health and biomedical sciences. It also publishes 20 professional magazines, conference proceedings (www.webofconferences.org) and books.