Research and Markets unveils new report on scientists’ use of social media - January 27, 2009
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'The Brave New World of Scientific Publishing' report to their offering. The report is based on responses to a 37-question online survey conducted by BioInformatics, LLC.… Read More
Elsevier set to launch more than 600 Health Science e-book titles on ScienceDirect - January 27, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that more than 600 medical, veterinary medicine, and health professions book titles will be launched in Health Science eBook Collections on ScienceDirect, in April 2009. Elsevier's health science books are published under the imprints W.B. Saunders, Mosby, Churchill Livingstone, and… Read More
Nature Publishing Group expands open access choices for authors - January 27, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that it is expanding open access choices for authors in 2009, through both 'green' self-archiving and 'gold' (authors-pays) open access publication routes. Eleven journals published by NPG are offering an open access option from January 2009. NPG… Read More
SAGE announces advertising sales agreement with e-Healthcare Solutions - January 27, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced an agreement with e-Healthcare Solutions (e-HS) to sell, deliver and manage all online advertising sales for its specialty medical journals. Under the deal, e-HS will sell online advertising space to pharmaceutical and device advertisers as well as advertising agencies for more… Read More
Ex Libris to launch new Web 2.0 usage-based scholarly recommendation service - January 27, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced a new Web 2.0 recommender service - Ex Libris bX. A first-of-its-kind, the service will provide library users with article-level recommendations based on collective usage data amassed from research communities around the world. bX is the result… Read More
Cambridge University Press announces plans to reorganise printing business - January 27, 2009
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP) has announced plans to reorganise its printing business, Cambridge Printing Services, Ltd (CPSL), as a printer to the European part of CUP's publishing operation. The move follows a strategic review of the company's printing business over the past nine months.… Read More
