SPIE journal selected for inclusion in Web of Science and Scopus - October 1, 2012
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that the Journal of Photonics for Energy has been selected for inclusion in Web of Science and Scopus. The journal is published by SPIE with Zakya Kafafi (United States National Science Foundation) serving as Editor-in-Chief. … Read More
Georgia Department of Education approves Carnegie Learning Math textbooks and software - October 1, 2012
Carnegie Learning, a publisher of K-12 mathematics curricula and professional development services, has announced that the Georgia Department of Education has approved Carnegie Learning's vertically aligned sequence of middle school and high school textbooks and personalised instructional software as adopted curricula through 2018. This is… Read More
Dell, University of Illinois create preservation archive with Fedora Repository Software - October 1, 2012
IT firm Dell, US, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new digital archive for the latter's university system. The archive is said to simplify how the university manages digital assets, including rare books and faculty intellectual property output… Read More
BioProcess International launches BioProcess International Digital Media Expertise On-Demand - October 1, 2012
B2B publication BioProcess International (BPI) has announced the launch of BioProcess International Digital Media Expertise On-Demand. BPI is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge information focused on the development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals and therapeutics. BioProcess International Digital Media (BPIDM) is an interactive… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - October 1, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Retractions Retraction — Did We "Overinterpret" or Did PLoS Editors "Overwrite"?); David K Nutson (How Open Is It? – Request for Public Comment); Bonnie Swoger (Why are journals so expensive?); John Parkinson (Making academic knowledge useful to policy… Read More
Elsevier and Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China launch ISTIC-Elsevier Journal Assessment Research Center - September 28, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) have announced the establishment and opening of the ISTIC-Elsevier Journal Assessment Research Center. Based in Beijing, the mission of the ISTIC-Elsevier Journal Assessment Research Center is to enhance China's opportunities in bibliometric… Read More
