Springer eBooks now available in Google eBookstore - February 15, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced that Springer eBooks can now be purchased via Google's eBookstore also. Google currently holds the biggest collection of Springer eBooks with more than 52,000 books, which is a combination of physically scanned books published prior to 2006 and PDF file submissions… Read More
Physics World launches new digital content streams to allow members access the magazine in new ways - February 15, 2011
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP), UK, has announced that its membership magazine, Physics World, has launched three digital content streams that will allow members access to the magazine in new ways. Majority of members already receive a print edition of Physics World every… Read More
SPARC to host free online event ‘The (OA)Week ahead: Getting started on Open Access Week 2011’ - February 15, 2011
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) is conducting an online event titled 'The (OA)Week ahead: Getting started on Open Access Week 2011.' The event is scheduled for February 22, 2011, 1:00 - 2:00PM Eastern. Interested parties are invited to join in for a conversation… Read More
VoIP sues Google over ‘stealing’ of trade secrets - February 15, 2011
Technology communications company VoIP, Inc., US, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, in the New York Supreme Court. The company is accusing Google of stealing its trade secrets related to online voice technology. The legal action stems from… Read More
NTIS launches new information dissemination product, NTIS-Selected Research Service - February 15, 2011
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has announced the availability of the new bi-weekly information dissemination product, NTIS-Selected Research Service. The NTIS-Selected Research Service was developed as a new means for the distribution of federally produced scientific and technical information. Benefits of NTIS-SRS include full-text… Read More
BBSRC, EMBL-EBI welcome UK funding for ELIXIR project - February 15, 2011
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) welcome news that funding has been earmarked from the UK's Large Facilities Capital Fund for ELIXIR (European Life-science Infrastructure for Biological Information). ELIXIR… Read More
