Dear Subscribers - February 6, 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
NPG launches new website highlighting best scientific research from India - February 5, 2008
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced the launch of Nature India (www.nature.com/natureindia), a new website highlighting the best scientific research from researchers based in India. NPG's second country-specific portal, Nature India follows the successful launch of Nature China in… Read More
NetLibrary forms agreements with 21 international publishers - February 5, 2008
NetLibrary, the e-content platform of global library cooperative OCLC, Inc., US, has announced agreements with 21 publishers that will add thousands of new e-books and e-audiobooks to NetLibrary's catalogue of over 160,000 titles. With increasing worldwide demand for electronic content, NetLibrary continually seeks to enhance its… Read More
MPS Technologies’ BookStore platform successfully completes ACAP pilot scheme - February 5, 2008
MPS Technologies, the technology arm of Macmillan India, has announced that its eBook platform, BookStore, had been successfully used as part of the intense 12 month Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP) pilot scheme that is set to revolutionise the relationship between publishers and search engines. ACAP… Read More
Allen Press to host environmental workshop series - February 5, 2008
Healthcare information and education publisher Allen Press, US, has announced that it will host an environmental workshop series titled 'Publish Responsibly: Practical solutions for environmentally conscious organizations'. The focus of the workshops will be to inform publishers about environmentally responsible methods and practices within the industry.… Read More
Safari Books Online adds community feature enhancements to e-reference offering - February 5, 2008
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced the addition of Web 2.0 community feature enhancements. These enhancements enable individual and corporate subscribers to engage authors through commenting, reply and e-mail alert functions as authors… Read More
