Dialog releases new report exploring the next wave in controlling power use - October 11, 2011
Dialog, a ProQuest business unit supporting professional research, has released 'Smart Meters: Yea or nay?' a report exploring the potential of and controversy surrounding digital power grids and meters that monitor and regulate the flow of electricity. A particularly timely report for the US, the report… Read More
Frankfurt University Library and Frankfurt Book Fair to organise symposium on economy and acceptance of OA strategies - October 11, 2011
The nearly annual symposium hosted by the Frankfurt University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg will be organised in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair. On the Friday of the Fair, a set of studies on the presumed consequences and general acceptance of Open Access will be presented.… Read More
Gartner report examines impact of iPad and media tablets on future of computing - October 11, 2011
Technology research firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a special report titled 'iPad and Beyond: What the Future of Computing Holds'. The report seeks to examine how the iPad has impacted the hardware industry, and how media tablets are changing what users will expect out of… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and International Reading Association announce publishing partnership - October 11, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a new partnership with the International Reading Association (IRA), beginning in fall 2011. Under the deal, Wiley-Blackwell will publish IRA's three journals - The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent &… Read More
Mark Patterson named Managing Executive Editor of new OA research journal - October 11, 2011
Dr Mark N. Patterson, director of publishing at the Public Library of Science (PLoS), has been named managing executive editor of a new open-access research journal that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust are launching next year. Patterson… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - October 11, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
