Number of US-based published science articles plateauing, says study - October 26, 2007
The National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Division of Science Resource Statistics has reportedly produced a quantitative study of the trends and patterns of US journal articles from the past 15 years. The move follows the observation that the need for increased collaboration and research costs have resulted… Read More
Senate passes bill with OA provision - October 26, 2007
The US Senate has reportedly passed the 2008 appropriations bill that, if not rejected by the President, will be a big step ahead for open access (OA). The Senate passed the 2008 appropriations bill by a voting margin of 75 to 19. The bill includes $150 billion in funding for… Read More
New suite of order information services from Bowker - October 26, 2007
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, and Booklog, a leading point-of-sale and inventory management system for booksellers, have announced the launch of a new suite of order information services from Bowker that integrates with the latest version of Booklog's POS system. The newly… Read More
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ScienceDirect offers additional features tested by development partners - October 24, 2007
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has added more development-partner-tested features on its ScienceDirect platform. As an integral part of ScienceDirect's product development, the development partners' involvement is seen to have ensured that the new features mirror researchers' needs. Through intelligent document matching, the… Read More
Nine SAGE journals to participate in CSE’s global theme issue on poverty and development - October 24, 2007
Academic publisher SAGE, US, has announced its participation in a Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development recently launched by the Council of Science Editors (CSE). The CSE global theme issue aims to raise awareness and stimulate interest and debate on the crucial matters of… Read More
