RSC and CAPES deal to provide Brazilian researchers with access to RSC Journals - December 27, 2007
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, recently announced an agreement with the Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES). Under the deal, the Society will make RSC journals available to 122 of Brazil's leading universities and research institutes. The agreement… Read More
Gale releases new edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Science - December 27, 2007
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, recently announced the release of The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, Fourth Edition, which fills the gap for science materials written at a level between the highly technical and introductory sources currently available. This six-volume set covers all major areas of… Read More
2007 CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards recognise outstanding research in life sciences and humanities - December 27, 2007
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced Dr. Michael D. Chasar of the University of Iowa and Dr. Cristobal Uauy of the University of California, as the recipients of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) / UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards. The winners were announced… Read More
Dear Subscribers - December 27, 2007
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
Dear Subscribers - December 24, 2007
This is to inform you that the number of articles carried in the newsletter will be fewer than usual, as business activity during this period (Dec 24 - 31, 2007) is relatively low. Also, please note that there will be no newsletter dispatch on Dec 25th and 26th. We take… Read More
Scribd initiative to help publishers fight online piracy - December 24, 2007
Online document sharing and publishing company Scribd has announced its new Qualified Publisher Program (QPP), which seeks to allow publishers to proactively fight piracy of copyrighted document. The programme's Text Matching System compares documents that users upload against those contributed to a filter by copyright holders,… Read More
