Wiley Learning Institute announces January online workshops with Jossey-Bass authors - January 8, 2013
Wiley Learning Institute, in collaboration with Jossey-Bass, is offering faculty, campus leaders, and business professionals the opportunity to participate in interactive professional development workshops in January. These workshops will be led by internationally recognised speakers, thought leaders and authors and will address topics such as mentoring,… Read More
Seven new publishers to participate in CLOCKSS Archive - January 8, 2013
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of seven new publishers in its digital preservation archive. These include: Seismological Society of America, Mineralogical Society of America, Geological Society of London, Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa (CFUL), Botanical Society of America, Social Behavior and Personality… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health acquires Health Language, Inc. - January 7, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has completed the acquisition of Health Language, Inc., a leader in the fast-growing Medical Terminology Management (MTM) market. The acquisition further expands Wolters Kluwer Health's leadership position and comprehensive solutions portfolio in the point-of-care market. The addition of MTM… Read More
India witnessing ‘brain gain’ rather than ‘brain drain’, says Elsevier study - January 7, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has said that, according to its recent analysis, India has a 0.6 percent net inflow of scientists. It also said that the incoming scientists and short-term visiting (or transitory) scientists are significantly more productive than scientists who remain in India and scientists that… Read More
BMJ Group releases instructions for authors now in Chinese - January 7, 2013
Medical information provider BMJ Group, UK, has released instructions for authors of all its journals in Chinese to further its leadership in improving health and clinical practice worldwide. The service covers the BMJ as well as the Group's 40 specialty medical journals. Researchers and clinicians… Read More
Biochemical Society and Portland Press announce free to all journals - January 7, 2013
The Biochemical Society and its wholly owned subsidiary, Portland Press Limited, a not-for-profit publisher, have announced that all of its subscription-based journals have been made entirely free to access online. This access is only available until midnight on January 31, 2013. Now freely available, research… Read More