ACM joins international publishers to create digital reference library - September 26, 2011
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is joining forces with international publishers to offer free access to the ACM Digital Library to help 15,000 Haitian students, researchers, and teachers continue their scholarly activities in computer science. ACM is part of an international effort to rebuild cultural… Read More
Thieme to unveil searchable online resource on neurosurgery - September 26, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, is set to launch ‘Thieme eNeurosurgery,’ a searchable online resource that will offer access to continuously expanding content from Thieme’s neurosurgery list. Users will be able to search across the whole range of neurosurgery resources from Thieme, including books, procedures,… Read More
SirsiDynix selected as supplier for the LGSAS framework - September 26, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynixl, US, has been selected as a successful bidder in Lot 5 of the Local Government Software Application Solutions (LGSAS) Framework tender. SirsiDynix is now an authorised supplier in Lot 5 of the framework, which covers library, museum and leisure-related software application… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 26, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Richard Padley (Triple bypass – What does the death of the semantic web mean for publishers?); Ned May (The New Rules of Aggregation); Sarah-Louise Quinnell (Don't doubt the value of blogging in academic publishing); Tim Vines (Plagiarism — The Great… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - September 26, 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
RSC expresses concern over EPSRC plans to cut spending in synthetic organic chemistry - September 23, 2011
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, has echoed the main message of a joint letter sent by the UK's leading science bodies to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The letter comes in the wake of controversy over planned cuts by the… Read More
