Communications of the ACM examines new approach to lifelogging through Psychology - April 27, 2010
The prospect of producing personal digital archives has become a holy grail for many technologists and researchers, according to the cover story in the latest issue of Communications of the ACM (CACM), a print and online publication for the computing and information technology fields. The authors… Read More
Emerald announces first issue of the Nankai Business Review International - April 27, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that the first issue of the Nankai Business Review International is now available. Published in collaboration with the Nankai University in China, this new launch is the sister publication of the Chinese language publication,… Read More
Join the Discussion at Knowledgespeak’s facebook and linkedin pages - April 27, 2010
How much do you think Elsevier’s “Article of the Future” (http://beta.cell.com/) could impact your future? Do you think the new format will make consumption of scientific research more efficient and interdisciplinary? All of you within the publishing community (marketing, editorial, vendors and third parties) – join… Read More
FCC releases working paper addressing accessibility and technology issues - April 26, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission has issued the agency’s first ever working paper addressing accessibility and technology issues. Part of a series of working papers released in conjunction with the National Broadband Plan, the paper considers the numerous barriers to broadband usage faced by people with disabilities,… Read More
EU-funded research examines how pressure to publish impacts research quality - April 26, 2010
New EU-funded research, published in the journal Public Library of Science ONE, shows that the ever-growing pressure to produce publishable results can adversely impact the quality of scientific research. Support for the work came from the Objective Science ('Quantifying objectivity in the natural and social sciences')… Read More
Israel lifts ban on iPad imports - April 26, 2010
Israel has lifted its ban on imports of the iPad. The country had recently banned imports of the iPad citing concerns that the gadget's wireless signals could disrupt other devices. Apple's tablet computer will now be allowed in the country after a ban lead to confiscation… Read More
