Orbis Cascade Alliance to host ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication - June 25, 2008
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced a regional Institute for Scholarly Communication from December 1-3, 2008, in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by the Orbis Cascade Alliance, this jointly sponsored immersive learning experience prepares… Read More
BioMed Central launches new journal – Molecular Brain - June 25, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of Molecular Brain, a new open access, independent journal. The journal will cover all aspects of studies on the nervous system at the molecular, cellular, and system level. Molecular Brain seeks to provide a forum for… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - June 25, 2008
Knowledgespeak is planning to atomise its content. A preliminary but significant initiative has already been taken in this direction. For an internationally esteemed association, we have repackaged and categorised our news under various topics to suit the information needs of its members. We are exploring other possibilities of bringing a… Read More
Ingram Digital survey examines key drivers of digital textbooks usage growth - June 24, 2008
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced a new survey of e-book users conducted by its Education Solutions unit. The survey is seen to confirm the top three factors driving a surge in adoption of digital textbooks that led Ingram's January-May sales to surpass… Read More
Transparency norms altering scientific publication scenario, says Best Practices report - June 24, 2008
Pharmaceutical research firm Best Practices, LLC, US, has released a new report titled 'Scientific Publications Strategy: Managing Reputation, Clinical Trial Results and Commercial Relevance'. According to the report, the landscape of scientific publications strategy, planning and delivery is changing with the advent of transparency guidelines. It… Read More
NPG journals post impressive impact factors - June 24, 2008
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that it has once again emerged as the high impact publisher in the 2007 Journal Citation Report (Thomson, 2008). Eight of the top 20 titles are published by NPG. The 2007 Impact Factors illustrate NPG's successful expansion… Read More
