RSC head expresses concern over huge transition costs under new OA proposals - July 18, 2012
Dr. Robert Parker, the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has welcomed the Open Access (OA) proposals announced earlier in the week by Research Councils UK (RCUK). However, he has opined that the estimated £50 million annual transition costs would mean a bumpy… Read More
Scope unveils the latest version of ConSCIse™, its unique content abstraction solution - July 17, 2012
Knowledge services company Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope) has announced the launch of Version 1.3 of its unique ConSCIse solution for generating abstracts and keywords for scholarly literature such as books, book chapters, journal articles, patents, conference proceedings, clinical summaries and other documents. ConSCIse automatically extracts… Read More
Elsevier unveils product literature database solution for Life Science professionals - July 17, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a structured Product Literature Database (PLD) solution for professionals in the life sciences. The PLD solution is a further development of the QUOSA literature management solution and enables a higher level of scalability, automation and usability. QUOSA,… Read More
Springer extends complimentary access for digital library project in Haiti - July 17, 2012
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media will extend the period of free access to its online platform, Springerlink, through 2015 to 15,000 students and researchers in Haiti, as the country continues to rebuild in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. This donation, initially set to expire in… Read More
John Wiley & Sons and the Royal Meteorological Society announce publishing partnership - July 17, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with the Royal Meteorological Society to launch the Geoscience Data Journal as part of the Wiley Open Access publishing programme. The new online-only journal will publish short, earth science data papers cross-linked to datasets that… Read More
Knovel to offer 37 SME publications under Manufacturing Engineering Subject Area - July 17, 2012
Web-based application provider Knovel, US, has teamed up with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) to offer 37 SME publications through Knovel’s new Manufacturing Engineering Subject Area. SME is projected as a premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Knovel’s web-based application seeks to integrate… Read More
