Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - September 15, 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
Disclosures not revealing author-industry ties consistently, says study - September 14, 2010
Medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine has published a study, according to which current journal disclosure practices do not yield complete or consistent information regarding authors' industry ties. It has become standard practice in medical journals to require authors to disclose their relationships with industry. However,… Read More
Elsevier launches new search and discovery tool for Geoscientists - September 14, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Geofacets, a search and discovery tool which delivers relevant content from Elsevier's market-leading earth sciences journals. Geofacets will help geoscientists in the oil and gas industry spend less time searching and formatting content… Read More
E-reader shipments to reach 35 million by 2014 despite tablet PC impact, says report - September 14, 2010
Market research services provider In-Stat, US, has released a report, according to which e-reader shipments will grow from 12 million units by the end of this year, to 35 million in 2014. This is despite the potential impact that the tablet PC market may have on… Read More
Google to launch Google Editions in Japan in 2011 - September 14, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc., US, has announced that it will launch an electronic books service in Japan next year. According to Yoichi Sato, a strategic partner development manager at Google Japan, the Japanese version of Google Editions will start with a limited number of… Read More
Portico and Taylor & Francis sign agreement to preserve e-books - September 14, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has entered into a license agreement with Taylor & Francis Group. Under the deal, Portico will preserve the publisher's entire collection of e-books. With this agreement, Taylor & Francis expands its relationship with Portico, which began in 2006 with… Read More