Open Book Alliance formally opposes Google books settlement - January 29, 2010
The Open Book Alliance (OBA) has formally filed Amicus Curiae in opposition to the proposed settlement between the Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American Publishers, Inc. and Google, Inc. The OBA filing states that the torrent of criticism to the settlement may have produced amendments to… Read More
Public libraries in England expanding use of Internet, says study - January 29, 2010
A new research report by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) highlights the role of public libraries in opening up free online access and providing support to help people get online. Heads of library service, library managers and IT specialists from 112 local authorities in… Read More
JST selects Scopus Custom Data for citation linkage analysis between scientific articles and patents - January 29, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the Japan Science and Technology (JST) agency has selected Scopus Custom Data (SCD), the primary source of Scopus.com, to conduct citation linkage analysis between scientific articles and patents. Scopus Custom Data was selected for its wider coverage and clear… Read More
WK Health’ new smartphone application to provide physicians with CME credit for online medical research - January 29, 2010
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has launched XtraCredit, an iPhone and iPod Touch application that provides physicians with continuing medical education (CME) credit for clinical research done online. XtraCredit was developed by the Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, a Wolters Kluwer Health… Read More
Hematologists can now earn CME credits through journal Blood - January 29, 2010
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is offering physicians who diagnose and treat blood disorders a new resource for earning continuing medical education (CME) credits. Through a partnership with Medscape, an online network of medical content for physicians and other health professionals, hematologists can earn CME… Read More
The Endocrine Society launches new journal – Hormones & Cancer - January 29, 2010
The Endocrine Society has launched a new journal - Hormones & Cancer. In collaboration with STM publisher Springer Science + Business Media, the Society has created an international editorial board that includes many of the leading experts in this interdisciplinary field of study. Jonathan J. Li… Read More
