Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - March 10, 2011
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
Canadian science journals not available for free anymore due to privatisation of NRC Press - March 9, 2011
More than a dozen Canadian science journals will reportedly not be available online for free to the public any more, as a result of the privatisation of the National Research Council's government-owned publishing arm. Readers will now be required to pay $10 per article to read about new scientific discoveries… Read More
OCLC announces new version of it CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management software - March 9, 2011
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has released CONTENTdm 6, a new version of its CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management software. The latest version offers a complete redesign for the end-user experience along with new website configuration tools that enable digital collection administrators… Read More
Springer in deal for sale of Finlayson Media Communications - March 9, 2011
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media (Springer) has announced that an agreement has been reached for the sale of its 100 percent stake in Finlayson Media Communications (FMC). The stake is being sold back to its founder, Ken Finlayson, who will continue the business independently. FMC… Read More
Imeche journals part P and O selected for coverage in Thomson Reuters JCR and Science Citation Index for 2011 - March 9, 2011
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced that the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology and Part O-Journal of Risk and Reliability have been accepted for coverage in the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Science… Read More
Nigerian research community anxious over govt.’s planned scientific budget cut - March 9, 2011
Members of Nigeria's scientific community have reportedly expressed concern over the Nigerian government's announcement at the end of last year that it would be slashing scientific funding in its next budget. Just the previous year, ministers had promised that 2011-2020 would be the decade of science for Africa. A budget… Read More
