Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 14, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Crowdsourcing, Reference Works, and Peer-Review: Some Surprising Connections); Ross Gardler (Is UK education policy being dictated by publishers?); Cara Mico (Testing and Science: Why We Should Do Away With an Outdated System); Edward Tenner (Is There a Scientific… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - February 14, 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
MarkLogic to highlight impact of social media and mobile devices on the publishing industry at O’Reilly TOC Conference - February 11, 2011
Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced that Jason Monberg, vice president of product management, MarkLogic, will be speaking at the forthcoming O'Reilly Tools of Change Conference in New York City. Monberg's presentation, 'The New Publishing: Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow' will look at how… Read More
FTC Commissioner expresses concern over Do Not Track tool from Google, Microsoft - February 11, 2011
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner of the US' Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has reportedly expressed concern over the privacy solutions unveiled by US-based Google, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for their respective browsers. The features may actually work to the companies' benefit at the… Read More
Browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome aims to ease attribution of open content - February 11, 2011
Open Attribute, a free add-on for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers, was recently launched as part of a Mozilla Drumbeat collaborative project. The project aims to make open content more accessible, according to a Library Journal article. According to Molly… Read More
SAGE announces rewards programme for journal reviewers - February 11, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a global reviewer rewards programme that provides those who review papers for its Journals with free electronic access to the entire list of SAGE journals. The programme, trialed in 2010 on a small number of titles, has now been rolled… Read More
