OCLC releases executive summary on Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums - April 24, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has released the third report that completes the Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives, and Museums report series. The executive summary is said to provide a high-level overview of all three reports. In the first report, the 21-member Social Metadata… Read More
AAP and AEP to co-produce new all-industry annual conference - April 24, 2012
The School Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) have partnered to produce a new all-industry annual conference. ‘Content in Context,’ scheduled for June 3-6 in Washington, DC, claims to be the industry’s largest annual gathering. Combining… Read More
Journal report on multidisciplinary care for lower back pain - April 24, 2012
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced that The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine has published a study that says many patients with lower back pain might benefit significantly from an individualised, multidisciplinary, team-based model of care. This includes access to licensed complementary care… Read More
Wolters Kluwer in strategic alliance with China Publishing Group Corporation - April 23, 2012
Global information services company Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, recently welcomed a Chinese delegation with representatives of prominent institutions in Chinese publishing. CEO Nancy McKinstry met with Tan Yue, President of China Publishing Group Corporation (CPGC), Yu, President of Commercial Press, and other executives to discuss their shared… Read More
PLoS Currents moves to new publishing platform, Annotum - April 23, 2012
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced that its PLoS Currents has moved to a new publishing platform, Annotum, offering easier interaction to all users. PLoS Currents is an innovative, online publication channel for new scientific research and ideas organised by focused research areas. It… Read More
Journal of NeuroEngineering brings out thematic series on mobility technology - April 23, 2012
Open Access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that a new thematic series ‘Major trends in mobility technology’ was recently published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. Guest edited by Brian Caulfield and Silvestro Micera, this series aims to review mobility technology research in Europe.… Read More