Issues regarding scholarly journals examined in ARL Bimonthly Report - April 23, 2008
Supply and demand issues surrounding scholarly journals take centre stage in the April 2008 issue of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Bimonthly Report, no. 257, it has been reported. Articles examine the outlook for e-only journal publishing, faculty expectations for library journal collections, and a… Read More
Emerald acquires Journal of Applied Accounting Research - April 23, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited has announced the acquisition of the Journal of Applied Accounting Research, from Journal of Applied Accounting Research Limited, Leicester. Providing a forum for the reporting and discussion of accounting research and its application, this title will be… Read More
Charles Darwin’s papers taken online - April 23, 2008
Thousands of papers written by Charles Darwin can now be accessed on the Internet at the Darwin Online website, it has been reported. This includes the first draft of his Origin of Species. The historic texts were formerly available only to scholars at Cambridge University Library.… Read More
Dear Subscribers - April 23, 2008
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Nature Publishing Group announces new publishing initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region - April 22, 2008
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced five new co-publishing agreements for 2009 in Japan and China. NPG Nature Asia-Pacific, the Asia-Pacific wing of NPG, has partnered in China with the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to co-publish Acta Pharmacologica… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry selects EMpact to drive journal sales in Brazil - April 22, 2008
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group within the EBSCO Information Services division, has been appointed sales and marketing representative and consultant for the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). This agreement adds to the already existing partnership wherein EMpact serves as sales and marketing representative and… Read More
