Springer adds altmetrics information to all articles available on SpringerLink - January 30, 2014
STM publisher Springer has added altmetrics information to every article available on SpringerLink, the publishing company's online platform. The data is provided by Altmetric, a London-based start-up which tracks and analyzes the online activity around scholarly literature. The addition of this feature… Read More
BISG announces new research initiative to study subscription models of selling published content - January 29, 2014
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has announced a major new research initiative to study subscription models of selling published content. Given the success of digital subscription services in the film, television, and music industries, publishing industry stakeholders have wondered how and when these services… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional and RelayHealth partner to provide patient education resources on AccessMedicine platforms - January 29, 2014
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, has announced that its premier online medical platform, AccessMedicine, now offers more than 7,000 downloadable patient monographs in nine languages through a partnership with RelayHealth. RelayHealth, McKesson's connectivity business, provides solutions to enable constituents across healthcare to exchange information… Read More
Springer begins 2014 with two major accomplishments - January 23, 2014
Springer started 2014 by announcing two major accomplishments. The publisher completed its Springer Book Archives (SBA), a four-year project to digitise nearly every book it had published from the 1840s to 2004. While the company originally anticipated that around 100,000 books would be part of this… Read More
New white paper from SAGE suggests collaborative improvements for discoverability of scholarly content - January 17, 2014
In a changing academic environment, discoverability of scholarly content demands cooperative efforts across the communications supply chain. A new SAGE white paper, titled ‘Collaborative Improvements in the Discoverability of Scholarly Content: Accomplishments, Aspirations, and Opportunities’ summarises the current discovery landscape for scholarly… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional launches AccessMedicine services on all-new platform - January 17, 2014
McGraw-Hill Professional has announced the launch of its suite of AccessMedicine services on an all-new platform which will improve user functionality and revolutionize how students and doctors use medical information and education. As demands on medical students, residents, and practitioners continue to increase, institutions and… Read More
