Elsevier launches illumin8 research tool - February 27, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of illumin8, the first web-based research tool that integrates natural language search technology with content from Elsevier's full-text scientific articles, millions of scientific abstracts, patents and billions of web sources to give users actionable solutions for research initiatives.… Read More
Encyclopedia of Life releases first lot of open access content - February 27, 2008
The open access (OA) Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), which announced its launch in May 2007, recently released its first OA content. The first 30,000 pages of the online encyclopedia were unveiled at the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) Conference in Monterey, California. Intended as a tool… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell renews carbon neutral commitment - February 27, 2008
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that it is renewing the commitment to neutralise the carbon impact of its worldwide operations that were formerly part of Blackwell Publishing, which Wiley acquired in February 2007. In addition to offsetting the carbon footprint of 10… Read More
Emerald launches new journal – International Journal of Managing Projects in Business - February 27, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal - International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. The journal seeks to address the increasing demand for articles on project management within business. The journal is independent from… Read More
Dear Subscribers - February 27, 2008
STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company Read More
Thomson Scientific, Collexis announce strategic alliance to develop custom data mining solution - February 26, 2008
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, and knowledge management and discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, have announced plans to join together Collexis' Knowledge Dashboard with Thomson Scientific's Web of Science to create a custom data mining… Read More