German publishers, authors participate in Spanish book fair in Mexico - December 6, 2011
Germany reportedly celebrated success as the guest of honour at the 25th Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) in Mexico. The Spanish-language book fair was attended by more than 650,000 visitors and 1,935 publishers from 43 countries, including Spain, the US and France. About 2,500 visitors… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 6, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Citation rate for Chinese science papers goes up, says report - December 5, 2011
The Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China recently released its annual report, ‘Statistical Data of Chinese (Science & Technology) Papers 2011’. According to the report, about one-tenth of the science and technology papers included in the Science Citation Index came from China in 2010.… Read More
American Chemical Society’s 243rd National Meeting and Exposition scheduled for March 25, 2012 - December 5, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that its 243rd National Meeting & Exposition will be held March 25-29, 2012, in San Diego. It will take place at the San Diego Convention Center and at area hotels. The conference claims to be one of the largest… Read More
Kindle Direct Publishing now available for the Amazon.es Kindle Store - December 5, 2011
Amazon.es has announced that authors and publishers will now be able to make their books available in the Amazon.es Kindle Store (www.amazon.es/kindle) using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) (http://kdp.amazon.es). Amazon.es is a trading name for Amazon EU S.à.r.l., Amazon… Read More
SPARC and ACRL to co-host panel discussion on getting the rights right - December 5, 2011
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will co-host a timely panel discussion on ‘Getting the rights right for the future of scholarly communication’ at the upcoming meeting of the American Library… Read More
