Sciencia.org features management and marketing sciences sections - November 28, 2011
Management and Marketing Sciences are two of the key sections in the Business category of Sciencia.org, a management sciences network. The users of the website monitor 215 scientific journals publishing in these two disciplines which currently contain nearly 12,000 articles. Sciencia.org is a new sciences… Read More
A series of 21 ‘living books’ launched online as part of an initiative to break barriers between humanities and science - November 28, 2011
A series of 21 'living books' has been launched online as part of a pioneering initiative designed to provide a bridge between the humanities and the sciences. The Living Books About Life series is written and produced by humanities scholars from universities across the world - from the UK and… Read More
IOP welcomes EPSRC statement on Shaping Capability funding initiative - November 28, 2011
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has welcomed the latest statement from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) on its funding policy. In that statement, EPSRC confirmed that research excellence would remain preeminent in assessing funding applications. The President and staff of IOP, together… Read More
Thieme publishes new case-based guide for rhinoplasty surgeons - November 28, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, recently published 'Rhinoplasty: Cases and Techniques.' The publication offers a unique cross-cataloguing feature that is especially helpful for referencing specific deformities and the procedures used to correct them. Authored by Dr. Michael S. Godin, a Fellowship Director for the… Read More
De Gruyter announces new appointments - November 28, 2011
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced that two new employees will start work in the publisher's international sales department, effective December 2011. Julie Atkins will take on the role of Senior Sales Manager for Asia-Pacific, while Marcy Rothmann will assist the sales team as Sales… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - November 28, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Laura Hazard Owen (Why Might A Publisher Pull Its E-Books From Libraries?); Richard Smith (Can information technology improve healthcare?); Rick Anderson (No Such Thing As a Bad Book? Rethinking “Quality” in the Research Library); Mathew Ingram (Everyone loves e-books, but… Read More
