CNI calls for project briefing proposals for Fall 2011 Membership Meeting - September 12, 2011
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) has announced that its Fall 2011 CNI Membership Meeting will be held from December 12-13 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Registration materials will be sent by the middle of this month to designated… Read More
Thieme expands RadCases series with the publication of Genitourinary Imaging - September 12, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the publication of Genitourinary Imaging by Dr. Shailendra Chopra, as part of Thieme's RadCases series. Containing nearly 400 high-resolution radiographs demonstrating 250 basic to advanced cases seen in daily practice, Genitourinary Imaging will give readers the information,… Read More
Autonomous University of Mexico launches Latindex Portal of Portals - September 12, 2011
The Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) recently launched a portal that boasts nearly a million scientific articles journals from Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. The full texts of these articles will reportedly be available online for free. The… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 12, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rick Anderson (OA Rhetoric, Economics, and the Definition of “Research”); David Colquhoun (Publish-or-perish: Peer review and the corruption of science); Ryan Anderson (Anthropology & Academic Publishing: Update); Kent Anderson (Rallying Cries vs. Reality: Profits and Publishing Meet Academics and Idealism);… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - September 12, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
French publishers drop $14 million book-scanning lawsuit against Google - September 12, 2011
Three French publishers - Editions Albin Michel SA, Editions Gallimard SA and Flammarion - have reportedly dropped a $13.8 million lawsuit against Internet search services provider Google, Inc. over books scanned by the company. With this move, the publishers seek to resume… Read More
