CIG Media Group launches new medical oncology journal - June 18, 2008
Publisher CIG Media Group, LP, US, a subsidiary of Medical Media Holdings, LLC, has announced the launch of its latest medical oncology journal, Clinical Ovarian Cancer. Now in its initial stages, the journal will be published on a twice-yearly basis, with potential to expand to quarterly… Read More
Safari offers COUNTER compliance and more video formats in latest upgrade - June 18, 2008
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced enhancements to its services with the release of Safari 5.8. The latest version of Safari includes COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources) compliance and the… Read More
Texterity announces beta launch of new magazine service - June 18, 2008
Digital publishing solutions provider Texterity, Inc., US, has announced the beta launch of a new magazine service, Coverleaf (http://www.coverleaf.com). The service makes companion digital magazines available free to paid print subscribers for the first time. It combines the best of companion digital… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - June 18, 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
German research organisations set to launch digital information initiative - June 17, 2008
An alliance of German research organisations have agreed to launch a digital information initiative, which includes support for green OA, gold OA, and open data. The OA projects within the larger initiative will include new institutional and disciplinary repositories, the development of business models and financing for OA journals, pilot… Read More
EPSRC launches Digital Repositories e-Science Network - June 17, 2008
The UK's Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has launched the Digital Repositories e-Science Network (DReSNet). The network is expected to leverage the synergy between two fields of technology and technique, e-science and digital repositories. The digital material generated from and used by academic and… Read More