Springer set to launch new open access journal – Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences - May 25, 2011
STM publisher Springer is set to launch a new open access journal, Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS). Scheduled for launch in June 2011, the journal will become part of the SpringerOpen portfolio. It will be fully sponsored by the Korea-based Future Technology Research Association International… Read More
Speakers announced for panel on the Berlin Open Access Declaration - May 25, 2011
The organisers of the forthcoming SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly communication have announced the speakers who will zero in on the motivation and drive behind the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, building support… Read More
Frankfurt Book fair to host StoryDrive conference at Buenos Aires event - May 25, 2011
The Frankfurt Book Fair will host an offshoot of its international media conference, StoryDrive, at MICA (Mercado de Industrias Culturales Argentinas), Argentina's first trade fair for the creative industries. MICA will take place from June 2 – 5, 2011 in Buenos Aires. As part of… Read More
BNA and MLA partner with Ex Libris to boost discoverability of content through Primo Central - May 25, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the United States Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) and the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) have joined the rapidly expanding group of information providers that enable the Primo Central Index of scholarly content to… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - May 25, 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
Google sees substantial rise in number of free titles in electronic bookstore - May 24, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that its eBooks electronic bookstore now contains about 3 million free titles. This is up from 2 million during its launch in December 2010. The books can be read in the free Google Books Web Reader, through… Read More
