PLoS launches PLOS Global Participation Initiative to encourage submissions from researchers worldwide - September 5, 2012
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced the launch of the PLOS Global Participation Initiative, which aims to encourage submissions from researchers around the world who may previously have been prevented or limited in their ability to publish in open-access journals. With this initiative,… Read More
Education companies settle copyright and trademark infringement claims against textbook distributors - September 5, 2012
Four leading education companies - Cengage Learning, Inc., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc. and McGraw-Hill Education – have announced that they have settled five unconnected matters involving copyright and trademark infringement claims against companies relating to the sale of counterfeit textbooks. The five… Read More
Springer concludes API Challenge 2.0, announces winners - September 5, 2012
STM publisher Springer recently concluded its API Challenge 2.0, and announced the winners of the competition. The challenge asked programmers to create new and original non-commercial applications that use Springer's metadata and content APIs. The goal is to offer users new and novel ways of finding,… Read More
IOP Publishing appoints Brett Rubinstein to head Business Development and Sales for EMEA - September 5, 2012
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced the appointment of Brett Rubinstein as the new Head of Business Development and Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rubinstein will take up his new role at the Bristol office of IOP… Read More
De Gruyter to integrate Luxid into its primary online portal, De Gruyter Online - September 5, 2012
TEMIS, a US-based provider of Semantic Content Enrichment Solutions for the Enterprise, and academic publishing house De Gruyter have announced a major license and services agreement. With semantic content enrichment developing into mainstream technology for the information industry, De Gruyter made the strategic decision to… Read More
CACM cover story details need for companies to leverage cloud computing resources - September 5, 2012
Communications of the ACM (CACM) has published a cover story in its September issue on how companies need to use their IT-related capabilities to leverage cloud computing resources. Three information management professors describe the importance of trust between the client organisation and the cloud provider to… Read More
