STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) and the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) have signed an agreement for access to Springer eBooks on SpringerLink. The agreement is claimed to represent the largest e-book deal ever to have been signed in Germany. It covers a national licence for all English-language chemistry, materials science and medicine titles of the copyright years 2005–08. All researchers, students and staff at all publicly funded universities, technical colleges and research institutions can now expect to have access to the content included in the deal. The agreement was made possible by support from the German Research Foundation (DFG). TIB and ZB MED, together with the German National Library of Economics/Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, form the Leibniz Library Network for Research Information. The network cooperates on issues of full text service, licences, non-textual materials, digital preservation and open access. They bundle their activities concerning national licensing in a joint office, the Cooperative Office Goportis Licensing. Search for more STM information
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has launched the Academic Reputation Survey, which will help inform the Times Higher Education’s influential World University Rankings. The survey reflects a new approach to data gathering and analytics to provide a one-of-a-kind resource to the global scholarly community. A unique feature of the Thomson Reuters Academic Reputation Survey is an opportunity for disciplinary focus - academics will highlight what they believe to be the strongest universities in their specific fields, both in teaching and research. With the ability to select from hundreds of disciplines and over 6,000 academic institutions, scholars will have great latitude in pinpointing their reputational assessment. Participants of the survey have been carefully selected from Thomson Reuters’ internal databases and supplemented by a third-party source for balanced coverage of disciplines and geographic regions. The survey will represent thousands of researchers, university administrators, and students worldwide. Their responses will provide a reliable and accurate representation of academic viewpoints used in the World University Rankings’ seven year history. The Academic Reputation Survey is part of the Thomson Reuters Global Institutional Profiles Project. The initiative will create data-driven profiles of globally significant research institutions — combining reputational feedback, scholarly outputs, citation patterns, funding levels, and faculty characteristics across disciplines in one comprehensive database. The dataset can be packaged and analysed to different specifications, giving organisations custom information for evaluating and benchmarking their performance and supporting efforts to secure research funding. Search for more industry reports
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and Bloomberg L.P. have announced that Wiley will be the exclusive global publisher of BLOOMBERG and BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK-branded books under ‘BLOOMBERG PRESS, a Wiley imprint’. Wiley intends to publish the content using all media platforms including print, e-books and digital. Wiley and Bloomberg will work closely to extend the BLOOMBERG and BUSINESSWEEK brands to long-form content in books and other formats. Bloomberg and Wiley will leverage the core strengths of the BLOOMBERG PRESS imprint and seek to bring an unparalleled selection of titles for business leaders, finance and market professionals and academia. Since 1996, the BLOOMBERG PRESS imprint has published books for financial professional as well as books of general interest on investing, economics, current affairs and policy affecting investors. The books are written by leading practitioners and authorities, including BLOOMBERG NEWS reporters and columnists, and are published in more than 20 different languages. Search for more Academic books/journals
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new quarterly journal, Journal of Family Business Strategy (JFBS). The journal aims to be a primary publication outlet for academics and scholars in the field of family business strategic issues. The first issue is now available on ScienceDirect. The Journal of Family Business Strategy publishes research that contributes new knowledge and understanding to the field of family business. The journal is international in scope and welcomes submissions that address all aspects of how family influences business and business influences family. The editorial board is led by the eminent academic Joseph H. Astrachan, Wachovia Eminent Scholar Chair of Family Business and Professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Coles College of Business, Cox Family Enterprise Center, Kennesaw State University, USA. Search for more STM books/journals
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced the release of two new databases - Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Worldwide (FFAB) and Waters & Oceans Worldwide (WOW). The new products are claimed to represent database combinations which have never been attempted. Each database is projected to cover an extensive timeframe and comprehensive geographic coverage of regions and water bodies as well as complete world coverage of all aquatic issues. They are expected to be used by researchers in both freshwater and marine environments, and researchers working on both the living and non-living aspects of all aquatic environments. FFAB covers research and management issues relating to all aspects of ichthyology, fisheries, aquatic biology/ecology, and aquaculture. It includes content from Fish & Fisheries Worldwide (FFW), and Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture & Fisheries Resources (ABAFR). FFW was formerly a NISC South Africa database available on the EBSCOhost platform, while ABAFR was formerly a NISC US database. In October 2008, EBSCO purchased NISC, Inc. including ABAFR. With the addition of other 19 databases - including FISHLIT, Aquatic Biology Citations, Fisheries Review, the Fishing Industry Research Index and a database from the WorldFish Center’s Library - the collection is seen to include some of the world’s major fish and fisheries databases. WOW includes research ranging from surface and groundwater to coastal and offshore engineering to pollution and water treatment. With world coverage of both freshwater and marine environments, the database’s records date back to the 1970s and earlier. This resource includes all content from Water Resources Worldwide (WRW), a former NISC South Africa database available on the EBSCOhost platform. WRW encompasses six water resource databases: WATERLIT, The Freshwater Biological Association Library Catalogue, The International Water Management Institute Database, AQUAREF, ACQUIRE and Delft Hydro. In addition to these resources, WOW includes Marine, Oceanographic and Freshwater Resource (MOFR), another database formerly available from NISC US and acquired by EBSCO. Search for more reference tools
Antiviral Research, the most comprehensive and pre-eminent journal for those interested in the effective control of virus infections in animals and humans, as well as in plants and lower organisms, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2010. To celebrate this anniversary, the Editors and the Publisher of the journal are delighted to announce an 'Antivirals Congress', to be held in Amsterdam in November 2010. The key objectives of the congress are: To provide a progressive state-of-the-art report for scientists, governmental authorities and healthcare workers To accelerate progress in the development of antivirals, including small molecules and biologics The congress will serve as an interface between academics, those in research and development, regulatory and governmental agencies, charities, and health and industry professionals. Attendance at this conference will enable you to: access unique, high quality content in the growing field of antivirals learn from experts and opinion leaders in various therapeutic fields present their latest findings as an oral or poster presentation network with delegates from over 30 countries
In the past decade, clinical and laboratory research has focused on the role of myeloid cells in cancer, sepsis, inflammation, infections, trauma, and autoimmunity. The goal of this conference is to bring together scientists and clinicians from the diverse fields in which myeloid cells have a critical role, to discuss their expansion, bio-distribution, trafficking, differentiation, regulation, and function. We expect that this conference will engender productive discussions, novel hypotheses and will foster new collaborations, all of which are critical to the development of this exciting new field.
This residential conference offers a mix of a mix of plenary and parallel sessions on key topics and developments in all areas of scholarly publishing, balanced with evening social events and plenty of time for discussion and networking during the day.
The US Center for Science in the Public Interest has questioned medical journals for not revealing the financial relationship the authors hold with drug companies for the studies that may potentially benefit the companies. . Scientists whose researches are funded by drug companies often publish their reports in prestigious scientific journals. Drug companies who fund the reports claim the results of the study while marketing the product. Publishers of the journals are left clueless about the funding agreement. Click Here
Allen Press had conducted an annual study to identify the pricing patterns of scientific and medical journals. The research covers the 2004 pricing of US journals and gives recommendations on the pricing structure for 2005. It carries comparisons between the pricing structures of non-profit society journals and discusses general pricing trends in the US. The author also ranks the journals based on the subscription charges and science categories with higher prices. The paper also forecasts the pricing strategy of science journals in 2005. Click Here
Researchers have voiced their support to Open Access (OA) that makes their works available to anyone free of cost. While commercial publishers have given a subdued response to OA, scientists welcome OA archiving, wherein institutions or academics maintain an electronic format of the studies submitted by the scientists. Amidst disapproval from publishers and scientific groups, OA archiving is gaining acceptance from developed nations. Economic factors, existing subsidised but limited free content supported by publishers and an inclination to traditional publishing are a few reasons that impede support for OA archiving from developing countries. Click Here
The “open access movement”, which is rapidly gaining ground in the area of STM publishing, stresses the free use of online medical research. As commercial publishers set high prices for medical periodicals and libraries struggle to sustain amidst shrinking budgets, a debate has flared up on the need for open access. Clinical and basic researchers point out that as these studies are funded by the government, the publishers must make them available for free. The increasing use of electronic format of journals has induced independent publishers, such as ASCO and JCO, to host e-journals as an extension of their respective membership programmes and educational missions. Click Here
The open access movement is gaining momentum. Critics have voiced their strong protests against the pricing of STM journals. The spiralling prices were, in fact, the major reason for the launch and rapid spreading of the open access movement. Does this mean the end of SRM publishers? No, says Bill Town in his article in Computing. Click Here
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