Co-Action Publishing and Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books launch new OA title - October 12, 2010
Open access (OA) scholarly publisher Co-Action Publishing, Sweden, and the Norwegian Institute for Children's Books have announced the launch of a new peer reviewed Open Access title, Nordic Journal of ChildLit Aesthetics (BLFT. Barnelitterært forskningstidsskrift, in Norwegian). The journal will be free to read and free… Read More
Knowledgespeak’s exclusive interview with Keith MacGregor, EVP, Scientific and Scholarly Research, Thomson Reuters, at the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 11, 2010
Knowledgespeak interviewed Keith MacGregor, Executive Vice President, Scientific and Scholarly Research, Thomson Reuters, on Thursday, October 7, at the Frankfurt Book Fair. When asked about his views on making content available in mobile format and the initiatives Thomson Reuters is… Read More
Mark Logic, Swets make presentations at Frankfurt Fair, Thomson launches Book Citation Index - October 11, 2010
On Day 4 at the Frankfurt Book Fair, US-based information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation made a presentation on how publishers are using MarkLogic Server to speed the creation of information products. Used by publishers such as McGraw Hill, Springer… Read More
‘Scientific American’ is media sponsor for US Science & Engineering festival - October 11, 2010
Science magazine Scientific American has announced that it is a media sponsor for the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, which opened October 10, 2010, in Washington, D.C. The Festival reportedly represents a collaboration of 500 of the nation's leading science organisations culminating with a two-day… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education launches custom publishing platform for instructors - October 11, 2010
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced the launch of McGraw-Hill Create, a platform that seeks to give instructors control over and customisation of higher education classroom content. With Create, instructors can expect to produce their own e-books or printed texts… Read More
Conference of Italian University Rectors selects Thomson Reuters’ Web of Knowledge for 72 member universities - October 11, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) has selected Web of Knowledge for 72 of its member universities. Under the agreement, CRUI has renewed its current subscription for 60 universities for another four years. Also, it has… Read More
