Swets represents eleven international publishers at the Beijing International Book Fair - September 29, 2008
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, represented eleven international publishers at this year's Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), held in Tianjin from September 1-4, 2008. The publishers are: CSIRO Publishing, EDP Sciences, Euromonitor International, IWA Publishing, OECD, The British Psychological Society, Pavilion, E.Schweizerbart Science, Professional Engineering Publishing,… Read More
Phillip Cates to lead organisational advancement for Sigma Xi - September 29, 2008
Scientific research society Sigma Xi, US, has announced the appointment of Phillip K. Cates as director of organisational advancement. This new department combines the society's development and membership departments. Cates comes to Sigma Xi from Compassionate Capital, a capacity building and resource development consulting firm he… Read More
Dear Subscribers - September 29, 2008
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Springer survey highlights research and academic usage of eBooks - September 26, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, recently conducted a survey highlighting prominent research and academic usage of eBooks. The survey, conducted in conjunction with five leading academic institutions, aimed to better understand the adoption of eBooks, the use of eBooks, and user perception of eBook advantages… Read More
Side effects of surgery/medicine under-reported in ENT medical journals, says study - September 26, 2008
A new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, revealed that harms and adverse events (untoward side effects of surgery or medicine) have been under-reported or poorly described at an alarming low rate by the publishing… Read More
Bowker launches data warehouse services for small, mid-size publishers using PubTrack - September 26, 2008
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has announced the introduction of a new data warehouse module for its PubTrack business intelligence service for the publishing industry. The new module is seen to be a breakthrough for small and medium-sized publishers as it levels the playing field with… Read More
