Springer expands service on AuthorMapper.com - April 20, 2010
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media (Springer), Germany, has announced that it has expanded its service on the website www.AuthorMapper.com. AuthorMapper is a free analytical online tool for discerning trends, patterns and subject experts within scientific research. Launched in February 2009, AuthorMapper offers… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and NFID announce publishing partnership - April 20, 2010
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), US, and the National Foundation of Infectious Disease (NFID) have announced a new publishing partnership. The NFID is a non-profit, tax-exempt organisation dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. Under… Read More
SDL integrates LiveContent with Trisoft to offer integrated dynamic publishing tool - April 20, 2010
Global information management solutions provider SDL, UK, has announced the first release of the company’s end-to-end publishing technology for technical documentation. The solution, developed by SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division, seeks to address the changing demands of Internet and Smartphone users who expect on-demand, personalised and… Read More
Scientific American appoints new executive editor and design director - April 20, 2010
Science magazine Scientific American has announced the appointments of executive editor Fred Guterl and design director Michael Mrak. Fred Guterl assumes the role of executive editor and brings to Scientific American more than two decades of editorial experience. He has worked, among other titles, for Discover… Read More
Emerald names Valeria Garcia as VP Latin America - April 20, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced the appointment of Valeria Garcia as Vice President: Latin America. In her new position, Garcia will focus on strengthening Emerald’s sales support to new and existing customers in the region, as well as developing… Read More
STM challenges JISC over validity of open access advocacy - April 19, 2010
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), the Publishers Association (PA) and the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) have expressed concern about the validity of open access (OA) claims made by recent advocacy deriving from the UK Joint Information Systems… Read More
