Dear Subscribers - March 7, 2008
STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company
Meiji University becomes first private university in Japan to acquire Century of Science - March 6, 2008
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, recently announced that Century of Science has been purchased by Meiji University in Japan, expanding its subscription to Web of Science earlier this year. The University's added investment in Century of Science gives students full access… Read More
Two more PLoS journals made available via Topaz open source platform - March 6, 2008
Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), US, has announced that PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Genetics and PLoS Pathogens, launched in 2005, will now be available on the open source publishing platform, Topaz. PLoS ONE and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases are already on Topaz, which… Read More
ebrary and Oxford University Press announce partnership - March 6, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced a partnership with Oxford University Press, UK. Under the deal, titles found on the latter's Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) product will be made available to libraries worldwide on the ebrary platform. The ebrary platform integrates… Read More
Mark Logic webinar to unveil market opportunity of XML content - March 6, 2008
XML content server provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced that it will hold a webinar in conjunction with Folio Magazine on March 13, 2008. Entitled 'The XML Content Revolution is Here: Are You Ready to Seize Market Opportunity?', the webinar will feature insight and best… Read More
NFAIS names CAS President 2008 Miles Conrad Awardee - March 6, 2008
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) recently announced that Robert J. Massie, President, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), was presented with the Miles Conrad Award at the NFAIS Annual Conference and 50th Anniversary celebration in Philadelphia. The objective of the Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture, established… Read More
