Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - July 1, 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
Individual scientists in developing countries gain access to SPIE Digital Library - June 30, 2008
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) has arranged for the SPIE Digital Library to become available free of charge to researchers and students in more than 90 countries served by ICTP's electronic Journals Delivery Service (eJDS). Through eJDS, ICTP… Read More
Elsevier announces eBook preservation agreement with Portico - June 30, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced an agreement with digital preservation service Portico to aid ScienceDirect, Elsevier's online STM platform, in addressing the challenges of eBook preservation. This agreement will ensure that eBooks on ScienceDirect content is protected for the future. Portico… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell renews publishing agreement with the Physiological Society - June 30, 2008
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced renewal of its publishing agreement with the Physiological Society for the Journal of Physiology (JP) and Experimental Physiology (EP). The Physiological Society is the not-for-profit learned Society dedicated to the… Read More
Harvard Arts and Sciences faculty recognized as newest SPARC Innovators - June 30, 2008
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has named the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University as the latest SPARC Innovators. This follows the faculty's unanimous vote in support of a policy that ensures open access (OA) to the university's published research results.… Read More
SwetsWise eSource Manager begins beta testing - June 30, 2008
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that SwetsWise eSource Manager, the latest addition to its pioneering SwetsWise portfolio of products and services, has entered into its Beta testing phase. SwetsWise eSource Manager is projected as a comprehensive electronic license and resource management solution. The full… Read More
