E-book consumers are becoming more diverse in their format preferences, says BISG Study - August 1, 2012
E-book consumers are becoming more diverse in their format preferences, says the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s closely-watched Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading report. The third installment in Volume Three of this Bowker-powered study shows that the percentage of e-book consumers who exclusively or mostly purchase… Read More
Wiley hosts global Psychology Roundtable in South Africa - August 1, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is bringing global leaders in psychology together through the Wiley Psychology Roundtable series to address the international challenges facing the discipline. The latest exclusive event, entitled Global Voices in Psychology, took place at the 2012 International Congress of Psychology in… Read More
IEEE standards to improve audio/video streaming and wireless network performance - August 1, 2012
Professional association IEEE, US, has announced the publication of two IEEE 802.11 amendment standards. IEEE 802.11aa-20121 supports more robust audio and video streaming for IEEE 802.11 applications. IEEE 802.11ae-20122 improves network performance by prioritising management frames sent on an IEEE 802.11 wireless link. IEEE 802.11aa… Read More
IOP Publishing appoints Prof. Mervyn Miles as Chief Scientific Advisor - August 1, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced the appointment of Professor Mervyn Miles as the new Chief Scientific Advisor. Professor Miles succeeds Sir John Enderby, who retired from the position at the end of 2011 after 15 years' service. Sir Enderby continues… Read More
BioMed Central’s Pharmaphorum examines innovation through open access publishing - August 1, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that an article for Pharmaphorum, a news and community site for pharma research, looks at the opportunities for clinical trial development and dissemination offered by open access publishing. The article discusses the steps taken by BioMed's trial… Read More
Future Science Group journals report significant gains in 2011 impact factor rankings - August 1, 2012
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG), UK, has announced that all three companies operating under the FSG banner saw significant Impact Factor (IF) advances with 81 percent of titles showing improved performance. Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published by Thomson Reuters aim to provide a systematic, objective… Read More
