SPARC Europe to host online event on open access projects - May 9, 2011
SPARC Europe, an alliance of European research libraries, library organisations and research institutions, has announced a free SPARC Europe online event. The event is scheduled for June 7, 2011, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM GMT. Registration is free, but required, and limited to SPARC worldwide members.… Read More
W3C set to develop peer-to-peer browser standards - May 9, 2011
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is reportedly set to develop standards to enable direct peer-to-peer communications between browsers, without the need to go through centralised servers. The W3C has launched a new Web Real-Time Communications Working Group to define client-side APIs to enable real-time… Read More
Census Bureau Director elected as new member of the National Academy of Sciences - May 9, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced that Director Robert Groves has been elected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his excellence in original scientific research. Elected into the behavioural and social sciences section, Groves will be… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 9, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (E-Readers Still Have Limitations, But the Path Forward Is Clearer); Casey Brienza (Communication or Credentialing? On the Value of Academic Publishing); Stevan Harnad (The Green Open Access Citation Advantage: Within-Journal Versus Between-Journal Comparisons); Patricio Robles (Tablets aren't killers:… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - May 9, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Elsevier, Redfox Technologies and Microsoft launch e-learning netbook for nurses and nursing students in the Philippines - May 6, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, Redfox Technologies and Microsoft have announced the launch of the iCitizen Nursing Skills Netbook, an integrated and affordable e-learning netbook for nurses and nursing students in the Philippines. As part of this partnership, the Redfox Netbook is being powered by the… Read More
