RSNA and ACCUCOMS in deal for shared representation in Turkey and MENA - March 26, 2013
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has signed an agreement with ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, for shared representation in Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Radiological… Read More
University of Toronto Libraries and National Library of China partner for academic cooperation - March 25, 2013
Representatives from the University of Toronto Libraries and the National Library of China will sign an agreement for academic cooperation on March 25. The institutions, each of which holds the largest collection in its respective country, have been working together for several years to exchange… Read More
Thomson CompuMark’ new SERION Online Collaboration tool to accelerate trademark clearance process - March 22, 2013
Thomson CompuMark, a Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business and a global player in trademark searching and brand protection solutions, has announced the launch of SERION Online Collaboration, a project management tool that enables trademark professionals to easily assign, collaborate and consolidate analysis on Thomson… Read More
Springer and Politecnico di Milano partner to launch new book series - March 22, 2013
STM publisher Springer has announced a partnership with Politecnico di Milano to publish a new book series entitled POLIMI SpringerBriefs. These titles will consist of concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications across a wide spectrum of fields. All books in the series are available… Read More
Taylor & Francis survey examines authors’ choice of licences in OA publication - March 22, 2013
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has revealed the findings of a survey on open access (OA). Authors were canvassed about their opinions and behaviour about licensing, reuse, peer review and metrics in relation to OA. They were asked to select their most preferred, and second-most… Read More
China to overtake Japan in research output, says Nature Publishing Index - March 22, 2013
Nature Publishing Group has released the lead conclusions of the 2012 Nature Publishing Index (NPI) 2012 Asia-Pacific, published in the journal Nature. According to the supplement, Japan continues to lead the Asia-Pacific in research output, but it could be overtaken by China in the coming years.… Read More
