Springer and Brazilian Physical Society announce publishing partnership - March 31, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced a publishing partnership with the Brazilian Physical Society (SBF). Under the deal, Springer will publish the society's official publication, the Brazilian Journal of Physics, beginning in 2011. Antonio Sergio Teixeira Pires of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte,… Read More
CCC launches ‘Get It Now’ service for academic institutions - March 31, 2011
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), US, has announced the launch of 'Get It Now.' The service complements academic institutions' Interlibrary Loan (ILL) borrowing services by providing immediate fulfillment of full-text articles from unsubscribed journals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week… Read More
JISC executive secretary calls for more investment in cloud computing - March 31, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) executive secretary Dr Malcolm Read has called for more investment in cloud computing in front of an international audience recently. Speaking to policy makers, funders, vendors and researchers at a workshop in Belgium run by e-Infranet, which develops… Read More
EMpact Sales to provide sales representation service for Informa Healthcare - March 31, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO Information Services, US, has announced an agreement with publisher Informa Healthcare. Under the deal, EMpact will provide sales representation for the latter's electronic and print products in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman,… Read More
Inderscience announces inaugural issues of four new titles - March 31, 2011
STM and business publisher Inderscience, Switzerland, recently published the first issues of four new titles. The new journals are: International Journal of Aviation Management, International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation, International Journal of Space-Based and Situated Computing and International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems. … Read More
Emerald launches the Journal of Social Marketing - March 31, 2011
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced that the first issue of its newly launched publication, Journal of Social Marketing, has now been published and is available online for free throughout April and May. The journal examines the use of marketing tools… Read More
