Qatar National Library signs agreement with Springer for eBooks and journals - November 5, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the Qatar National Library (QNL) have signed a groundbreaking agreement for access to eBooks and electronic journals on Springer's platform SpringerLink. The national license entitles Qatar to use one of the largest scientific, technical and medical eBook collections in the world. … Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health collaborates with Joint Commission Resources to develop eCourses for nurses - November 5, 2013
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has announced the availability of professional development eCourses for nurses that were developed in collaboration with Joint Commission Resources (JCR), official publisher and educator of The Joint Commission. This first set of 30… Read More
Russia’s International Biotechnology Center Generium in deal with Elsevier to gain access to ScienceDirect and Embase - November 4, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Russia's International Biotechnology Center (IBC) Generium, has signed an agreement to grant access to ScienceDirect and Embase for its scientists. Access to ScienceDirect, Elsevier's full-text platform for scientific, technical and medical research literature and Embase, a comprehensive… Read More
SAGE Open article compares and contrasts the disruptive tensions of open access publishing with MOOCs - October 24, 2013
Supporters of open academic content have long touted its ability to widen the impact and productivity of scholarship while relieving cost pressures in academia. While the development of open access (OA) publishing and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been labelled a disruption to publishing and the academic community, a… Read More
New BMJ Open study focuses on publishing priorities of biomedical research funders - October 24, 2013
Large medical research funding bodies are fully committed to open access publishing. But although smaller charitable funders back the principle, they worry about the impact open access will have on their budgets and their funded researchers, reveals a qualitative study published in the online journal BMJ… Read More
Global sales in the scientific and technical publishing market increased just 0.2 percent in 2012, says Simba report - October 24, 2013
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information recently released a report 'Global Scientific and Technical Publishing 2013-2014,' according to which global sales in the scientific and technical publishing market increased just 0.2 percent to $10.7 billion in 2012. The report found that from 2010 to… Read More
