Swets launches eDeal Renewal Service - July 27, 2009
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the launch of its eDeal Renewal Service. The eDeal Renewal Service, integrated in SwetsWise Subscriptions, has been developed to assist both publishers and customers in the complicated processes involved in renewing eDeals. The tool enables customers to view current… Read More
Latest edition of blogspeak now online - July 27, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Kent Anderson (Service or Content? Another False Choice); Jordan J Ballor (Academic Journals in the 'Network' Economy); Philip Davis (Horns of a Dilemma: Open Access or Academic Freedom); and David Wiley (Giving Away Academic Books Online Can Actually Help Print… Read More
Ovid expands publishing partnership with CABI to offer new e-book collections - July 24, 2009
Information research solutions provider Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced an expansion of its publishing agreement with CABI. Under the deal, it will offer its global customer base more than 420 e-books in agriculture, food science, environmental science, veterinary… Read More
Thomson Reuters releases 2009 edition of the CMR International Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook - July 24, 2009
Business information company Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the availability of the 2009 edition of the CMR International Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook. The publication is projected as a key reference and business planning tool for decision makers in pharmaceutical R&D, corporate finance, business strategy, marketing planning and… Read More
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease achieves significant impact factor - July 24, 2009
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) have announced significant increase in the Journal's Impact Factor, from 4.081 to 5.101 for 2008, according to Thomson Reuters' Journal Citation Reports 2009. The journal continues to strengthen and build… Read More
Semantico implements Shibboleth for Brill - July 24, 2009
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd., UK, has completed an upgrade of SAMS, its industry-leading access management system, on sites created for its client Koninklijke Brill NV, to provide the Shibboleth access mechanism for scholarly publishing. This is one of a number of Shibboleth implementations that… Read More