Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - July 4, 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
ALPSP conducting survey of members on long-term digital preservation - July 3, 2008
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), US, has announced that it is conducting a survey amongst its publisher members. The purpose of the survey is to establish the nature and extent of long-term preservation strategies - in place or planned - and to… Read More
Belgian press group faces setback in copyright infringement case against EC - July 3, 2008
A copyright infringement suit filed by Belgian press trade group Copiepresse against NewsExplorer, a news aggregator run by the European Union (EU), has not been successful, it has been reported. In early 2007, Copiepresse had accused Google News of copyright violations on account of the text excerpts and headlines used… Read More
ProQuest acquires Dialog, names Suzanne BeDell Dialog General Manager - July 3, 2008
ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has closed on its agreement to acquire the Dialog business from ThomsonReuters. This acquisition will allow ProQuest to deepen its penetration in the corporate library and professional research markets with a valued brand, authoritative content and precision search tools. Industry… Read More
Project Euclid announces new pricing model for Euclid Prime collection - July 3, 2008
Project Euclid, the online information community for mathematics and statistics resources from independent and society publishers, has introduced a new pricing model for its Euclid Prime collection. The move follows a recent announcement that Duke University Press and Cornell University Library have established a joint venture… Read More
BMJ Group selects Manuscript Central for new BMJ Case Reports website - July 3, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced that the BMJ Group has selected Manuscript Central as its online peer review system for its new BMJ Case Reports website. Manuscript Central is a web-based, database-driven peer review and online submission program for… Read More
