Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 31, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: John Wilbanks (On Science Publishing); Summer Ballentine (Faculty, administrators weigh value of scholarly journals against struggles with high cost); Kent Anderson (QR Codes in a Journal — Printing Little Computer Programs for Mobile Integrations); Jenn Webb (How is your publishing… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - January 31, 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
Universities and colleges need to make online learning a central part of their strategies to stay competitive, says report - January 28, 2011
The Online Learning Task Force (OLTF), which includes JISC's chair Professor Tim O'Shea, has published a new report, according to which, universities and colleges need to make online learning a central part of their strategies if they are to stay competitive globally.… Read More
Elsevier sponsors launch ceremonies for The International Year of Chemistry - January 28, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, is the co-sponsor of the launch ceremonies for The International Year of Chemistry. The 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011) to celebrate the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell and The Wildlife Society announce publishing partnership - January 28, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and Scholarly (STMS) publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced a partnership with The Wildlife Society. Under the deal, Wiley-Blackwell will publish the latter's journals, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Wildlife Monographs, and the Wildlife Society… Read More
Cornell University’s e-print service now available via the EBSCO Discovery Service - January 28, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that arXiv is the latest content source to become available via the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). arXiv is an e-print service owned and operated by Cornell University offering an extensive archive of scientific papers. Metadata from arXiv… Read More
