No increase in e-only subscription prices for IMechE Journals in 2011 - August 25, 2010
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK, has announced that the E-Only subscription price for all the IMechE's journals will remain at 2010 levels for 2011. Prices for combined print and online subscriptions will rise by 6 percent in 2011. Customers can enjoy further savings by… Read More
ACM names leading design researchers as Co-Editors of ‘interactions’ - August 25, 2010
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named two distinguished leaders of the human computer interaction (HCI) community as co-editors of its bi-monthly publication, interactions. Ron Wakkary of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and Erik Stolterman of Indiana University will bring to the publication their… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - August 25, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
British Library initiative to offer free access to bibliographic records - August 24, 2010
The British Library has announced that it will make its collections of bibliographic records available for free to researchers and other libraries, at www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html. The UK national library has around 14 million catalogue records said to comprise a wealth of bibliographic data.… Read More
Springer and Helmholtz Association sign agreement for OA membership - August 24, 2010
STM publisher Springer and the Helmholtz Association have signed an agreement for open access membership. The move follows the launch of SpringerOpen, a new series of open access journals that will span all STM disciplines. The agreement covers article processing charges for authors from the participating… Read More
Gold Standard/Elsevier launches MEDcounselor Languages with consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages - August 24, 2010
Drug information and medication management solutions provider Gold Standard/Elsevier, US, has announced the launch of MEDcounselor Languages, a module that provides trusted MEDcounselor consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages. The new MEDcounselor Languages will enable healthcare providers to help non-English speaking patients better understand their… Read More
