Saturday, 30th November 2013

SAGE Partners with Academic News Site The Conversation

By Africa S. Hands

From SAGE:

SAGE announced an exciting new partnership with a major online news website, The Conversation, to support access to high quality academic research within the mainstream media.

Originally launched in Australia in 2011 and now their largest independent news site, The Conversation UK, which launched 6 months ago, brings a unique combination of academic rigour and journalistic flair to the world of academic research. Articles published on the site are authored by academics with the help of experienced journalists to ensure research is accurately reflected within the media.

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Africa S. Hands is an independent librarian with a focus on helping professionals understand and utilise social media and search engines through one-on-one tutorials and small group workshops. Africa tweets (@africahands) on resources of interest to information and higher education professionals.

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