Dear Subscribers - January 29, 2008
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ISMTE announces inaugural conferences on editorial office best practice - January 28, 2008
The International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) has announced its inaugural conferences on editorial office best practice. The meetings will take place on February 27, 2008 in London, and March 18-19, 2008 in Baltimore, US. Managing editors; editorial administrators; editors-in-chief who perform administrative duties;… Read More
Springer launches new e-Product, Springer Protocols - January 28, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has announced the release of Springer Protocols, a protocol database of over 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine. The protocols provide step-by-step 'recipes,' that can be executed in a controlled laboratory environment. Springer Protocols is a subscription… Read More
Wiley names Swets as global sales partner for OnlineBooks - January 28, 2008
STM publisher Wiley, US, has announced that it has chosen subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, to act as a global sales partner for its range of OnlineBooks. Under the deal, the entire range of electronic book material hosted on Wiley Interscience's web… Read More
Elsevier expands electronic content offering - January 28, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the expanded development and offering of electronic book content, with initial stages rolling out in 2008 and the complete programme in place by 2009. In 2007, Elsevier launched more than 4,000 books electronically on ScienceDirect as well as other third-party… Read More
Co-Action Publishing and Lund University Library to create Best Practices Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing - January 28, 2008
Co-Action Publishing, Sweden, and Lund University Library have been awarded substantial funding from the Swedish Royal Library through its OpenAccess.se Program to create a Best Practices Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing. The project seeks to create a comprehensive, electronically available guide that addresses key issues… Read More
