Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - January 19, 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
SAGE launches SAGE research methods online - January 18, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the successful launch of SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO), projected as an essential tool for researchers. SRMO was launched to rave reviews at the American Library Association's Midwinter meeting last week in San Diego. SRMO provides advanced… Read More
Wiley marks 10th anniversary of Online Books publishing programme - January 18, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and Scholarly (STMS) publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., marked the tenth anniversary of its Online Books publishing programme at the American Libraries Association's Midwinter conference, January 7-11, 2011, in San Diego, CA. In 2001, Wiley was among the first publishers… Read More
Teaching e-reader use posing challenge to public librarians, says ALA panel - January 18, 2011
Libraries across the US are increasingly handling an onslaught of confused readers requesting librarians to tutor them on how to use their new e-readers and tablet computers, it has been observed. Libraries may shortly become a customer service department for a few large corporations, according to… Read More
Polish Academy of Sciences expands availability of research, adopts OA model for 21 journals - January 18, 2011
Committees and Departments of the Polish Academy of Science, a scholarly research institution in Poland, has announced its decision to further expand availability of research by publishing 21 of its journals in the Open Access model. Versita has been chosen the technology and publishing services provider… Read More
E-readers make grasping information more difficult, says study - January 18, 2011
Readers using e-books are less likely to grasp what they have read because of the simple presentation, according to the Daily Mail, which has cited a study in the journal Cognition. For instance, the Sony Reader and Amazon's Kindle display text in such a clear, legible format that this fosters… Read More
