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Wiley-Blackwell and SCI launch journal on sustainable energy - 10 Aug 2007
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, UK, and the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) have announced the premier issue of Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biorefining (Biofpr), a new journal covering the emerging field of sustainable products, fuels and energy. The first online issue will be freely available to the biorenewables community. Prof. Bruce E. Dale from the department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Biofpr publishes peer-reviewed critical reviews, commentary, patent intelligence and business news highlights. It seeks to provide an overview of the key advances in all areas related to the biorenewables sector - from the science and technology of feedstock design and processing to business and commercial analysis. The journal adopts Wiley's new business model for new journal launches, in which complimentary online access will be available to institutions throughout 2007 and 2008. In addition, the free access web portal, www.biofpr.com, supplements the journal by guiding users through the latest advances in the academic, industrial and government sectors. The portal includes latest product news and features, patent intelligence and community pages. Click here to read the original press release.
IOP Publishing set to publish AAS' research journals - 10 Aug 2007
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced a partnership with the American Astronomical Society (AAS) to publish the Society's flagship research journals. Under the deal, IOP will publish The Astronomical Journal, starting with the January 1, 2008 issue. It will begin accepting manuscripts for publication in the journal in September 2007. Contingent on a successful transition for The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Part I, Part II Letters and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series will commence publication with IOP on January 1, 2009. Wholly owned by the Institute of Physics, IOP Publishing is an international leader in scientific publishing and electronic dissemination of information and news in the field of physics. Click here to read the original press release.
BioMed Central responds to Yale university library withdrawal from OA initiative - 10 Aug 2007
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has clarified its approach to sustainable funding for open access (OA) publishing after the scientific and medical library at Yale University recently ceased its support for the company's OA publishing effort. The main concern expressed in the library's announcement is that the amount payable to cover the cost of publications by Yale researchers in BioMed Central's journals has increased significantly, year-on-year. According to the publisher, an increase in the number of OA articles being submitted and going on to be published has led to an increase in the total cost of its OA publishing service. However, the cost per article published in its journals represents excellent value compared to other publishers. To ensure that funding of OA publication is sustainable, BioMed Central has encouraged institutions to set aside a small fraction of the indirect funding contribution that they receive from funders to create a central OA fund. As library budgeting practices continue to evolve and other resources for funding OA publishing also become increasingly available, BioMed Central looks forward to working in tandem with librarians and research administrators at Yale library. The aim is to develop a solution that will make it as easy as possible for Yale's researchers to continue publish their OA research articles in BioMed Central's journals.
Cornell University Library joins Google Book Search Library project - 10 Aug 2007
Cornell University Library, one of the leading academic research libraries in the US, has announced that it is partnering with internet search services provider Google, Inc., US. Cornell University is reportedly the 27th institution to join the Google Book Search Library Project, which digitises books or parts of books from major libraries and allows Internet users to search their collections online. Under the initiative, Google will digitise nearly 500,000 works from the Library and make them available online using Google Book Search. Materials from Mann Library, one of 20 member libraries that comprise Cornell University Library, will be digitised as part of the agreement. Mann's collections includes titles in subjects such as biological sciences, natural resources, plant, animal and environmental sciences, applied economics, management and public policy, human development, textiles and apparel, nutrition and food science. Over the next six years, Cornell will provide Google with public domain and copyrighted holdings from its collections. If a work has no copyright restrictions, the full text will be available for online viewing. For books protected by copyright, a search will provide basic information such as the book's title, author's name and at most a few lines of text related to the search. In addition, Google will provide Cornell with a digital copy of all the materials scanned, which will eventually be incorporated into the university's own digital library. Click here to read the original press release.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, MERLOT partner to enhance online content for colleges - 10 Aug 2007
Educational material publisher McGraw-Hill Higher Education (MHHE), US, and Multimedia Educational Resource for Online Learning and Teaching (MERLOT) have announced a strategic alliance to support the latter's Accelerating Development of Quality Hybrid and Online Courses initiative. MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of over 17,000 online learning materials created and used by over 48,000 registered members and a set of faculty development support services. Under the agreement, instructional designers from McGraw-Hill Higher Education's Learning Solutions team and MERLOT will work closely to explore and evaluate strategies for blending publisher and open education resources, improve learning outcomes, and reduce the costs of course materials for students. In addition, MHHE's Learning Solutions team will integrate MERLOT peer-reviewed learning materials throughout their online course offerings, providing higher education institutions with a 'MERLOT Enhanced' online course library. Also, users will be able to access MHHE's online course library via a sponsored portal on the MERLOT website. Click here to read the original press release.
University of Chicago Press selects PCG to deliver increased revenues in Europe - 10 Aug 2007
Research, sales and marketing services provider Publishers Communication Group (PCG), a division of Publishing Technology, Inc., has announced an agreement with academic university press publisher University of Chicago Press (UCP), US, to deliver a comprehensive European Sales and Marketing programme. Under the agreement, PCG will work closely with the Press to expand the circulation of its 44 journal publications spanning medicine, social sciences, economics and philosophy, in European libraries, hospitals, medical schools, government agencies and research facilities. The agreement began at the start of July, and PCG is currently recruiting for a European Business Development Manager to cover Europe from PCG's UK office. The University of Chicago Press is one of the largest American university presses. Chicago Journals publishes periodicals and serials in a wide range of disciplines, including several journals that were the first scholarly publications in their respective fields. Online since 1995, Chicago Journals has also been a pioneer in electronic publishing, delivering original, peer-reviewed research from international scholars to a worldwide audience. Click here to read the original press release.
StayWell Custom Communications launches new corporate website - 10 Aug 2007
Custom print and online health publisher StayWell Custom Communications, a division of MediMedia USA, has launched a new corporate website for hospitals, health plans, employers and retailers. Developed in response to the company's expanded portfolio, the site features StayWell Custom's latest product offerings, including the recent acquisition of Greystone.net's consumer Health Libraries package, service-line specific content packages and multimedia tools like podcasts, vodcasts, video and animation. The website also includes information about StayWell Custom Communications' expertise in how a publication can be taken to the next level of effectiveness. StayWell Custom Communications is a full-service, custom publisher of health-related custom print publications and online health information solutions. The company is part of the StayWell family of companies that reaches 80 million individuals each year with print and online health information. This includes Krames, StayWell Health Management, Consumer Health Publishing Group/Harvard Health Publications, StayWell Productions, and the Red Cross Strategic Business Alliance.
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