SPARC releases guide on open access publishing funds for campuses - March 5, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has released a new guide and supporting web resource exploring campus-based open access (OA) publishing funds. Authored by SPARC consultant Greg Tananbaum, the new resources survey the current North American landscape of OA funds and explore key emerging… Read More
HighWire releases results of librarians’ survey on e-books - March 5, 2010
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University libraries, has released the full results of a Fall 2009 survey of librarians on their attitudes and practices related to e-books. The survey, available online at http://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdf, was conducted as part of HighWire's ongoing… Read More
Nature Communications announces Editorial Advisory Panel - March 5, 2010
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Nature Communications has published its Editorial Advisory Panel of over 40 academic experts, on the journal’s website at www.nature.com/ncomms/eap. A new online-only journal, Nature Communications is scheduled for launch in April 2010.… Read More
Elsevier journal to host Cellular Host-Pathogen Interactions conference - March 5, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its journal Current Opinion in Cell Biology will host a Cellular Host-Pathogen Interactions Conference, in Amsterdam, from September 5-7, 2010. The event is the first in a new series of conferences sponsored by Elsevier’s Current Opinion journals. These conferences… Read More
Reed Construction Data announces enhancements to Reed Connect - March 5, 2010
Construction information provider Reed Construction Data (RCD), US, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier, has announced several enhancements to Reed Connect. Reed Connect is an online solution that offers detailed information on thousands of commercial and civil construction projects nationwide. In response to customer feedback, Reed… Read More
New MaterialsViews website to help scientists save more time keeping up-to-date - March 5, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has updated its Materials Views website with new features to help materials scientists keep up with the latest research. MaterialsViews.com is a news service covering the latest developments in materials science, chemistry and physics. MaterialsViews.com's scientific editors scan the… Read More
