IEEE Board of Directors approve creation of a rapid-publication, OA mega journal spanning all IEEE fields of interest - July 18, 2012
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced that it is continuing to develop its strategy on open access publishing. The IEEE Board of Directors recently approved the creation of a rapid-publication, open access mega journal spanning all IEEE fields of interest. Several other topical open access journals… Read More
Knovel and American Society of Civil Engineers announce publishing partnership - July 18, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have announced a new publishing partnership. The deal is projected to expand the ASCE publication footprint globally and offer Knovel customers a richer content… Read More
RSC head expresses concern over huge transition costs under new OA proposals - July 18, 2012
Dr. Robert Parker, the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has welcomed the Open Access (OA) proposals announced earlier in the week by Research Councils UK (RCUK). However, he has opined that the estimated £50 million annual transition costs would mean a bumpy… Read More
Scope unveils the latest version of ConSCIse™, its unique content abstraction solution - July 17, 2012
Knowledge services company Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope) has announced the launch of Version 1.3 of its unique ConSCIse solution for generating abstracts and keywords for scholarly literature such as books, book chapters, journal articles, patents, conference proceedings, clinical summaries and other documents. ConSCIse automatically extracts… Read More
Elsevier unveils product literature database solution for Life Science professionals - July 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a structured Product Literature Database (PLD) solution for professionals in the life sciences. The PLD solution is a further development of the QUOSA literature management solution and enables a higher level of scalability, automation and usability. QUOSA,… Read More
Springer extends complimentary access for digital library project in Haiti - July 17, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media will extend the period of free access to its online platform, Springerlink, through 2015 to 15,000 students and researchers in Haiti, as the country continues to rebuild in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. This donation, initially set to expire in… Read More
