New initiative to assess impact of ‘orphan works’ on delivery of services to the public - January 12, 2009
The Collections Trust and the Strategic Content Alliance have announced a joint initiative to assess the impact of 'orphan works' on the delivery of services to the public. Orphan works are works for which the copyright owner is unknown or cannot be… Read More
The American College of Cardiology, Elsevier renew publishing partnership - January 12, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has renewed its publishing partnership with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), a nonprofit medical society in the field of cardiovascular research. The Society has been publishing with Elsevier for more than two decades… Read More
Springer set to publish Phytoparasitica, expands portfolio in plant sciences - January 12, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it will publish the journal Phytoparasitica, starting with Volume 37, Issue 1, beginning in February 2009. Backfiles of the journal to June 1973 will be available on Springer's online information platform SpringerLink. Professor Jaacov Katan from the Department of… Read More
NPG to co-publish ‘Polymer Journal’ with Japan’s Society of Polymer Science - January 12, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced a publishing partnership with the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) to co-publish the Polymer Journal from January 2010. Under the deal, the journal will undergo development during 2009 including a redesign to create a new-look cover,… Read More
New cultural competency reports now available in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health - January 12, 2009
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced that 'cultural competency reports' from CultureVision are now available in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source. This information is vital for health care professionals to confidently care for patients with diverse ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs. The… Read More
Journal of Biomedical Science publishes first articles as an open access publication - January 12, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the Journal of Biomedical Science has published its first articles as an open access publication. The journal is supported by the National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan, and authors will not be required to pay any article… Read More
