University presses looking to remain afloat in digital world - December 13, 2010
University presses, many of them non-profit and kept afloat by their respective universities, are becoming concerned about e-books, according to an article published in University World News. Many of the university presses may reportedly go broke if they cannot keep up with the changing digital landscape.… Read More
Serials Solutions announces industry’s first hosted proxy service – 360 Access Control - December 13, 2010
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced the availability of the industry's first hosted proxy service, 360 Access Control. 360 Access Control claims to be the industry's first Software as a Service (SaaS)… Read More
Publishers, writers to sue Chinese search engine Baidu for copyright violation - December 13, 2010
More than 100 publishers and writers are set to sue China's online search engine firm Baidu for copyright violation of their work, it has been reported. Earlier last month, more than 20 writers jointly issued a statement criticising Baidu. They have now decided to sue the search giant and are… Read More
BioMed Central to continue accepting supplementary files with manuscripts - December 13, 2010
Publishing online supplementary material has been the subject of continuing debate in scholarly circles since the Journal of Neuroscience, published by the Society for Neuroscience, decided to no longer accept supplementary files with manuscripts. Open access publisher BioMed Central (BMC) has announced that it takes the… Read More
Sheridan launches Print-to-Mobile QR codes - December 13, 2010
Printing and publishing services provider The Sheridan Group, US, has announced that its magazine, journal, catalogue, and book companies now offer Quick Response (QR) Code technology to clients interested in enhancing their print publications with multimedia options. QR codes are smart device readable two dimensional… Read More
NISO to make Information Standards Quarterly OA in 2011 - December 13, 2010
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced that its Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) publication will be moving to open access (OA) in 2011. The full issue as well as each of the individual articles will be available in PDF for free download to the public.… Read More
