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
Outsell, Inc. acquires Eduventures’ business research division - January 28, 2008
Media industry-focused research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc., US, and higher education's leading learning collaborative research and consulting company Eduventures jointly announced Outsell's acquisition of Eduventures' business research division. Under the terms of the agreement, Outsell will assume responsibility for the latter's syndicated research business serving… Read More
Chinese medical publisher announces new American operations, names new publisher - January 28, 2008
Beijing-based medical publisher People's Medical Publishing House (PMPH) has announced the appointment of Martin J. Wonsiewicz as President and Publisher of its new American publishing operations. Wonsiewicz will lead the launch of a Connecticut-based company to sign and publish medical books and electronic products by world-class… Read More
Dear Subscribers - January 28, 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 Read More
Elsevier to publish two journals for Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences - January 25, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, announced today that it will publish Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia as well as Geography and Natural Resource starting in January 2008. It will be publishing the two journals on behalf of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.… Read More