Apple, Publishers file opposition to Dept. of Justice settlement - August 17, 2012
Apple recently filed an opposition to the Department of Justice's proposed settlement with three publishers in its e-book price-fixing case, arguing that the company stands to be punished by the deal though it never 'participated in, encouraged, or sought to benefit from collusion,' and assailing a… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education appoints Stephen Laster as chief digital officer - August 17, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has announced the appointment of Stephen Laster as the company's chief digital officer. Laster will lead the company's digital initiatives, including creating compelling digital learning experiences for students and inspiring creative innovation across all aspects of… Read More
International Journal for Equity in Health calls for papers for special series in Multimorbidity and Equity in Health - August 17, 2012
The International Journal for Equity in Health, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, is currently accepting submissions on Multimorbidity and Equity in Health for inclusion in a special series on the topic. Multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of health conditions in individuals and populations, is a… Read More
Dr. Dan Vaughn named new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy - August 17, 2012
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced the appointment of Dr Dan Vaughn as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (JMMT). Dr Vaughn will succeed Chad Cook, who has provided five years of service and strong leadership to the journal. Dan will work… Read More
Research institutions worldwide sign up for Swets and Mendeley’s research productivity, collaboration and analytics tool - August 17, 2012
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, and Mendeley, a UK-based startup, have announced that leading research universities and institutions around the world have signed up for the research productivity, collaboration and analytics tool developed by the companies. Mendeley Institutional Edition, the new tool for libraries from… Read More
ACS Publications and CAS jointly launch Reference QuickView - August 16, 2012
American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications, US, and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the information divisions of the ACS, has jointly announced the introduction of Reference QuickView. Reference QuickView is a new feature powered by CAS' SciFinder that enables readers of web content to view directly the text… Read More
