STM Association to host Innovations Seminar 2013 - November 26, 2013
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers' (STM) will host the Innovations Seminar 2013 at the Congress Centre, Great Russell Street, London, on December 4. This annual London-event brings together the industry's most established thinkers and bright up-and-coming future stars to give attendees an… Read More
Authors Guild case against Google and its Library Project dismissed - November 26, 2013
On November 14, Judge Denny Chin of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the digitisation of millions of books from research library collections was a fair use and dismissed the Authors Guild case against Google and its Library Project, saying that the project "advances the progress… Read More
Elsevier unveils new OA journal – Urology Case Reports - November 26, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new open access journal - Urology Case Reports. The journal is a new peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to publishing case reports in all areas of adult and pediatric urology. Surveys of practicing urologists have… Read More
Metadata from HBO Knowledge Base to be indexed in Serials Solutions’ Summon Service - November 26, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is working with HBO Kennisbank to index the results of publicly funded research contained in the institutional repositories of Dutch universities in the Summon service. Metadata from the HBO Knowledge Base will be indexed allowing researchers to discover articles, research reports… Read More
Registrations for SPARC Open Access Conference 2014 now open - November 26, 2013
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced panel topics and invites participants to register for the SPARC Open Access Meeting set to take place in Kansas City on March 3–4, 2014. Advances in the areas of open access, open data, and open… Read More
Three prominent Italian scientists recognised with 2013 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science - November 26, 2013
Three prominent Italian scientists were honoured at the Quirinal Palace for mentoring and inspiring a generation of young scientists, receiving the 2013 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science. Biologist Michela Matteoli (University of Milan) received the mid-career award and €10,000 prize. Chemist Vincenzo Balzani (University… Read More
