IOS Press signs sales representation deal with ACCUCOMS - February 6, 2012
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, has signed an exclusive agreement with ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, for sales representation in Turkey. ACCUCOMS now represents IOS Press in Turkey, Italy and the USA. … Read More
Open Knowledge Foundation launch Panton Fellowships - February 6, 2012
The Open Knowledge Foundation has announced the launch of the Panton Fellowships. Funded by Open Society Foundations, Panton Fellowships will be awarded to scientists who actively promote open data in science. Fellowships will be held for one year, and will have a value of £8k… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 6, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: John Peters (Scholarly Publishing in Transition - 4 Strategies for avoiding the Innovator's Dilemma); Tim Vines (Do Prominent Scientists Have Biased Perceptions of Peer Review?); Laura Hazard Owen (Why Some Book Buyers Are Increasingly Resistant To E-Readers); George Taylor (The… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - February 6, 2012
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
JISC Collections report examines value of library resources for academics - February 3, 2012
JISC Collections, the membership organisation that supports the provision of digital content for education and research in the UK, has published a report titled 'UK Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library Resources.' The report is based on research carried out by Prof. Carol Tenopir from… Read More
Authors increasingly aware of open access publishing, says InTech survey - February 3, 2012
InTech, a Croatia-based open access (OA) publisher, has published the results of a survey appraising attitudes and awareness of the research community towards the OA business model in scholarly publishing. The InTech white paper, titled 'Open Access: Awareness and Attitudes amongst the Author Community', is… Read More
