Open access can help India take scientific research forward, says OA proponent - July 7, 2008
Open access (OA) can help India make its scientific research widely accessible for greater impact at low costs, thus taking its research forward, according to Prof. Steven Harnad of the University of Quebec, Montreal and Southampton. Current gaps were making things tougher for researchers in India, he observed in his… Read More
StayWell forms alliance with HealthMedia for online behaviour change programmes - July 7, 2008
Custom print and online health communications publisher StayWell Custom Communications (SCC), a division of MediMedia USA, recently announced a strategic alliance with HealthMedia, Inc. Through the alliance, StayWell seeks to bring its clients innovative online behaviour change programmes that work in concert with its custom health… Read More
Emerald acquires Accounting Research Journal - July 7, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, recently announced the acquisition of the Accounting Research Journal from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. The journal will continue to be edited by Professor Christine Ryan, Head of Accounting at the Queensland University of Technology. Aimed… Read More
AVMA Collections highlight disaster preparedness and response - July 7, 2008
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), US, has announced that it has made available on its website a new installment of AVMA Collections, a web-based monograph series. AVMA Collections is designed to spotlight those articles from the AVMA scientific journals that have the greatest practical application… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - July 7, 2008
Knowledgespeak is planning to atomise its content. A preliminary but significant initiative has already been taken in this direction. For an internationally esteemed association, we have repackaged and categorised our news under various topics to suit the information needs of its members. We are exploring other possibilities of bringing a… Read More
NISO/ALPSP release best practices for journal article versions - July 4, 2008
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO), in partnership with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), has published the Recommended Practice Journal Article Versions (JAV): Recommendations of the NISO/ALPSP JAV Technical Working Group (NISO-RP-8-2008). The publication is designed to provide… Read More
