BioMed Central journal ranked highly by new ‘SNIP’ citation metric - March 9, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases is its highest-ranking journal based on the SNIP metric, with a value of 1.31 (the median SNIP for the ~17,000 journals in Scopus is 0.52). This places the journal in the top… Read More
Thieme’ Pocket Atlas of Chinese Medicine bags first prize at the PROSE Awards - March 9, 2010
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that The Pocket Atlas of Chinese Medicine has won first prize in the Nursing and Allied Health category of the 2009 PROSE Award. The annual award presented by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) recognises the best in… Read More
EE Times appoints Karen Field to oversee community-generated content initiatives - March 9, 2010
EE Times Group, part of United Business Media, has announced the appointment of Karen Field as Vice President, Community, beginning March 15, 2010. She will report to Paul Miller, CEO, EE Times Group and will be located in the company's Framingham, MA office. In this newly… Read More
Dear Subscriber - March 9, 2010
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LCA releases diagram charting possible outcomes of Google Books Settlement - March 8, 2010
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has announced the release of a diagram titled ‘GBS March Madness: Paths Forward for the Google Books Settlement.’ The diagram, developed by Jonathan Band, explores the many possible routes and outcomes of the Google Books Settlement, including avenues into the litigation… Read More
UKSG adds new chapters to ‘E-Resources Management Handbook’ - March 8, 2010
The UKSG has announced the latest chapters to be added to the E-Resources Management Handbook, its open access guide to the practical aspects of working with e-resources. The handbook comprises 27 chapters on topics such as licensing, archiving, marketing and ERM systems. Recent chapters include ‘Peer… Read More
