Emerald announces enhancements to Emerald Management First - May 18, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced the latest update of Emerald Management First, now customisable with content from the Emerald portfolio of scholarly journals. This development offers private and public organisations the flexibility to enhance their Emerald Management First subscription… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell launches online reference portal on influenza A H1N1 - May 18, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has launched an online reference website offering free access to research articles and publications relating to influenza A H1N1. The complimentary content includes articles from the Cochrane Library, The Hospitalist and from… Read More
Highlights of 2008 collection free to access in Journal of Physics D - May 18, 2009
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, published by IOP publishing, UK, has announced the online publication of the 'Highlights of 2008' collection. Thirty articles represent some of the best work recently published in the journal. Articles include research papers, fast-track communications, review articles and cluster issue… Read More
Jones and Bartlett acquires Sleep Ed, LLC - May 18, 2009
Educational publisher Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (J&B), US, has announced the acquisition of Sleep Ed, LLC, a publisher of references for sleep technicians and professionals as well as respiratory care students. Essentials of Polysomnography, a textbook recently published Sleep Ed, claims to be the only… Read More
Wolters Kluwer names Elizabeth Satin as Senior VP, Corporate Development and M&A North America - May 18, 2009
Information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Satin as Senior Vice President and head of Corporate Development and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) North America. Satin succeeds Bruce Lenz, who will retire in May 2009. Elizabeth brings to the role… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 18, 2009
The ninth edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Stevan Harnad (Against Squandering Scarce Research Funds on Pre-Emptive Gold OA Without First Mandating Green OA); Philip Davis (Dark Secrets: Open Access and Author Processing Charges); Fytton Rowland (Towards a grudging consensus?); and Tim O'Reilly (Google's Rich Snippets and the… Read More
