Elsevier launches Postdoc Free Access Program, a new initiative designed to help early career researchers - November 15, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the Postdoc Free Access Program, a new initiative designed to help early career researchers who are in between research positions stay up-to-date in their field. For scholars who have recently received their PhD and currently do… Read More
Research4Life partners extend partnership through 2020 - November 15, 2012
The Research4Life partners have announced that they have agreed to extend their partnership through 2020. Research4Life currently provides over 6,000 institutions in more than 100 developing countries with free or low cost access to peer-reviewed online content from the world's leading scientific,… Read More
Very few delegate places left for London Online Information event, say organisers - November 15, 2012
The Online Information 2012 Conference and Exhibition, taking place at the Victoria Park Plaza, London on November 20-21, has announced that there are only five delegate places remaining to register. Incisive Media, the organiser, reports that almost 400 delegates have already registered for the conference.… Read More
Dedicated e-readers losing ground to tablets, says BISG study - November 15, 2012
E-book consumers are decidedly shifting to multi-function tablets and away from dedicated e-readers, according to the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)'s ongoing Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The fourth and final installment in Volume Three of the Bowker-powered survey shows that tablets have risen by… Read More
MDPI launches new open access journal, Publications - November 15, 2012
Switzerland-based open access publisher MDPI has launched a new open access journal, Publications. Dr. John J. Regazzi has been appointed as the journal's founding Editor-in-Chief. Publications is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which seeks to provide an advanced forum for studies related to all… Read More
UBM Tech unveils EE Times University, a live digital educational experience to scale engineering know-how - November 15, 2012
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has launched EE Times University, a six-month, free live digital educational experience for design engineers. The University is designed by EE Times, an independent engineering resource for design decision makers in the electronics industry. EE… Read More