New Doctor’s Toolbag iphone app to be soon replaced by mobile web app - October 3, 2013
The Doctor's Toolbag iphone app will soon be replaced by a mobile web app that will be accessible from multiple devices. The new app is being produced by evidence-based information technology company, CEBMi Ltd. and will be available from late 2013. The Doctor's Toolbag iphone… Read More
Elsevier and The Geological Society of America collaborate to integrate more than 80,000 maps into Geofacets - October 2, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Geological Society of America (GSA) have announced that geological maps from GSA's leading line of journals and books have been integrated into Geofacets, Elsevier's research tool for geoscientists working in exploration. The collaboration means that geoscientists in subscribing companies… Read More
A week before the biggest meeting of the industry, Frankfurt Book Fair Director Juergen Boos talks of a start-up boom that has reached continental Europe - October 2, 2013
At a recent press conference in Berlin, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair Juergen Boos compared the state of international publishing to Germany’s 19th century “Gründerzeit” – an age of pioneering entrepreneurship: “2012 was called the ‘year of the start-up’ in the USA and the UK.… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with Qatar University to provide access to SciVal Experts - October 1, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced its collaboration with Qatar University by providing access to SciVal Experts, allowing for effective management of researcher profiles and subject area expertise identification for future collaboration projects. SciVal Experts, a product of Elsevier's SciVal research management solutions, is a researcher… Read More
ALPSP publishes report on the state of the publishing industry – Scholarly Journals Publishing Practice - September 30, 2013
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has published its report on the state of the publishing industry, Scholarly Journals Publishing Practice. Although the report shows that publishers are generally in good health, the ALPSP warned that the report should… Read More
SPARC and the World Bank announce speakers for Open Access Week 2013 kick-off event - September 30, 2013
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank have announced the speakers for the Open Access Week 2013 kick-off event to be held October 21, starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC. Speakers include: Stefano Bertuzzi, Executive Director of the American… Read More
