NISO-OCLC white paper examines metadata creation and use in book supply chain - July 10, 2009
The National Information Standards Organisation (NISO) and OCLC have announced the publication of a white paper titled 'Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow'. Written by consultant Judy Luther (President, Informed Strategies), the paper analyses the current state of metadata creation, exchange and use throughout the book supply chain.… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins announce impressive growth in Impact Factors of its journals - July 10, 2009
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has announced major increases in journal impact factors across its portfolio. According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), published by Thomson Reuters, over 64 percent of 153 ranked LWW journals… Read More
Thieme names new Editor-in-Chief for Skull Base - July 10, 2009
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the appointment of Dr. Dennis H. Kraus to the position of Editor-in-Chief of Skull Base. Under the direction of Dr. Kraus, a new generation of skull base surgeons, operating at the forefront of skull… Read More
Dear Subscribers - July 10, 2009
STM Publishers and other print/publishing Services and Support Tools providers can now use the all new K-Store platform to post information across three sections - a Jobs section, a virtual storefronts directory and a print/publishing Read More
Springer launches SpringerImages database - July 10, 2009
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has launched SpringerImages, a growing collection that now includes over 1.5 million scientific images, tables, charts and graphs, spanning all scientific subject areas. The new database will be officially launched at the forthcoming American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago.… Read More
University of Chicago Press extends multi-year deal with Cadmus - July 10, 2009
Publishing services provider Cadmus Communications, US, has announced that it has been awarded a three and a half year contract extension by the University of Chicago Press (UCP). Under the deal, Cadmus will provide a full range of scholarly journal production services including composition, content management,… Read More
