Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - 18 Apr 2011 The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rick Anderson (Who Will Referee the Referee? - The ACS As Publisher and "Approver"); Robin Lloyd (Electronic health records face human hurdles more than technological ones); Kent Anderson (Is Higher Education the Next Bubble to Burst?); Chris Meadows (Publishers cannot pay higher royalties because the money has to go to fighting piracy); and Paul Rainford (University libraries, repositories and Open Access should be seen as crucial tools in improving the impact of academic research). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here.

Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - 11 Apr 2011 The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Bill Henderson (Books Without Batteries:The Negative Impacts of Technology); Phil Davis (Paying for Impact: Does the Chinese Model Make Sense?); Physics Today Blog (Open access boosts downloads but not citations); and Kent Anderson (What's In a Name? The Social Web, By Any Other Name, Still Disrupts Effectively); and Mark O'Loughlin (Driving usage - what are publishers and librarians doing to evaluate and promote usage?). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here

Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - 04 Apr 2011 The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Google +1 - Google Enters the Social Media Fracas With an Air Assault); Miguel Helft (Ruling Spurs Effort to Form Digital Public Library); Stevan Harnad (The Sole Methodologically Sound Study of the Open Access Citation Advantage); and Marie S. Newman (The Sorry State of Academic Publishing). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here

UBM TechWeb launches new online community - The BrainYard - 04 Apr 2011 Business information provider UBM TechWeb, US, has launched 'The BrainYard', a website community for business and technology leaders who are using and exploring social technology tools and applications to drive new levels of business performance. 'The BrainYard' will serve the fast growing Social Business market that is naturally fusing important technology categories such as collaboration, content management, social media, social CRM and social analytics applications. When combined, the Social Business market opportunity represents tens of billions of dollars. 'The BrainYard' will provide news, analysis and insights on fast-changing developments within the evolving world of social business. This third-party information is fueled by commentary and discussion based on the latest news, analytical research, real-world case studies, and practical advice. Business and technology leaders can participate in 'The BrainYard' to learn how social and collaborative technologies can accelerate their business; identify best practices for putting these technologies to use; learn from case studies that show the transformative potential of social technologies and tools; leverage the collective brains of their organisation, supply chain and customers; and unlock growth in increasingly complex, dynamic business environments. 'The BrainYard' is a joint venture between UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek and Enterprise 2.0 Conference. With early and deep experience in this growing market and led by InformationWeek VP and Editor in Chief, Rob Preston, the community features the brightest minds and biggest thinkers. These include: David Berlind, Chief Content Officer, UBM TechWeb; Tony Byrne, President, The Real Story Group; David Carr, Editor, The BrainYard; Alison Diana, News Contributor, InformationWeek.com; Paige Finkelman, Business Development Manager, Enterprise 2.0 Conference; Claire Flanagan, Director, KM and Enterprise Social Collaboration and Communities Strategy, CSC; and Steve Wylie, General Manager, Enterprise 2.0 Conference, among others. Search for more networking / collaborating platforms To access our daily STM news feed through your iPhone, iPad, or other smartphones, please visit www.myscoope.com for a mobile friendly reading experience.

SPARC launches new e-forum for subject repository development - 31 Mar 2011 The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) will host a new discussion forum dedicated to the unique needs of the subject-based digital repository community. As repositories continue to grow as an engine for driving Open Access worldwide, new challenges and opportunities emerge and the demand for more focused conversations grows. The SPARC Subject Repositories Forum (SPARC-SR) will enable subject repository managers, both inside and outside libraries, to share procedures and best practices, discuss possible joint projects, and support each other in providing access to an important realm of scholarly literature. The email discussion list will aim to build on the momentum of recent meetings - including SPARC's digital repositories meeting as well as those focused on subject repositories - and will be the first formal electronic platform for subject repository advocates to collaborate. Librarians, educators, researchers, policy makers, and others who have an interest in subject repositories are welcome to join and contribute. Membership is open. Submissions will be moderated and may be subscribed to in a feed or digest. Search for more networking / collaborating platforms To access our daily STM news feed through your iPhone, iPad, or other smartphones, please visit www.myscoope.com for a mobile friendly reading experience.