Cambridge Digital Library publishes 4,000 pages of Newton material - December 13, 2011
Cambridge University has published, on a new digital library website, over 4,000 pages of Sir Isaac Newton's most important works. These include an original manuscript containing Newton's famous laws of motion. Also available online publicly is the scientist's own annotated copy of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 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
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 12, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Peter Murray-Rust (“Open Access” and “Non-Commercial” – yet again. Can any publisher justify fees for hybrid articles?); Tim Vines (Is Peer Review a Coin Toss?); Stevan Harnad (Is Harvard's No-Opt-Out Deposit-Requirement Clear Enough?); John Paul Titlow (Are You Paying Apple… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with LIPID MAPS to launch Lipid Structures app on SciVerse Applications - December 12, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the availability of the Lipid Structures (beta) app on SciVerse Applications. The app was developed in collaboration with LIPID MAPS, a multi-institutional consortium aimed at increasing understanding of lipid metabolism, and the SciVerse Developer Network. Lipid Structures (beta) identifies and… Read More
Taylor & Francis partners with the American Institute of Physics to offer academics access to UniPHY - December 12, 2011
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced a partnership with the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to offer academics access to UniPHY. UniPHY is AIP's scientific social and professional networking site designed to enhance and accelerate collaboration amongst physical science researchers.… Read More
UK taking steps to make publicly funded research freely available online - December 12, 2011
The UK government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) recently released a report – titled 'Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth' - stating that all scientific research funded by British taxpayers will be made available online free of charge. The website,… Read More
