New FECYT study calls on Spanish scientific journals to raise professional standards in order to compete - April 28, 2011
The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) has released a study which shows a lack of standardisation in the peer review systems whereby independent experts assess the content of scientific publications published in Spain. This results in a low level of international competitiveness among these… Read More
Google announces WebM Community Cross-License initiative - April 28, 2011
Internet search services provider, Google, Inc., US, has announced the WebM Community Cross-License (CCL) initiative. The initiative will seek to bring together companies that are willing to share any patents relevant to the WebM video format, and in particular the VP8 video compression algorithm. Besides… Read More
SAGE launches Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine - April 28, 2011
Academic Publisher SAGE recently launched the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (JEBCAM), formerly known as Complementary Health Practice Review. Additionally, the web address for the journal has been changed to: http://cam.sagepub.com. Those who navigate to the current site will automatically… Read More
Gale introduces Gale World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean - April 28, 2011
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced Gale World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean, the first in a new family of Gale World Scholar regional studies-based electronic resources. A new product category for libraries, Gale World Scholar reportedly marks the first time any publisher… Read More
2011 MLA Annual Meeting grant recipients announced - April 28, 2011
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has awarded grants sponsored by EBSCO to four librarians to assist with travel and conference-related expenses to attend the MLA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, May 13-18, 2011. The four $1,000 awards are presented annually to librarians who… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - April 28, 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
