Everyone, an update on the Elsevier/University of California situation. If you’ve been following this story, you’ll recall that in February, UC announced that it would not renew its Elsevier subscriptions. In brief, in their negotiations, Elsevier was unwilling to recognise (and then compensate for) the nearly one million dollars paid […]
Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions (VSIs) are pocket-sized introductions written at an approachable, but scholarly, level, by recognised experts. We have some, but not all, VSIs in print in our collection, so you can check out titles such as Drugs: A Very Short Introduction,Dinosaurs: A Very Short Introduction, or, hey, why not,Teeth: A […]
As you know, in CSU, we do buy some print textbooks from Pearson, both as part of the textbook lending program, and as regular additions to the collection. Pearson has just announced that it will phase out print textbook publishing. Details are scant at this point, but it appears that […]
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a core tool for evaluating citation trends around individual journals, and for seeing how journals can be compared and ranked within subject areas, based on different bibliometric measures. JCR’s 2019 update has just been announced. Features of JCR 2019 include: 11,877 journals are included, from over […]
If you’ve been on the Alexander Street site recently, you may have noticed the banner inviting you to try the “new, improved video experience.” CRKN has arranged for two 30-minute webinars on this new video platform, and you are very welcome to attend: Register for the English-language webinar, Tuesday, 16 July, at noon Mountain […]