Springer releases Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing - December 1, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced the release of the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing. With over 300 entries, in A-Z format for efficient, user-friendly searches, it surveys the concepts behind the significant shift towards parallel computing in today's computer industry. Leading international experts in the field… Read More
Frontiers and Max Planck Society sign funding agreement - December 1, 2011
Open access publisher Frontiers Media, Switzerland, and research organisation Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Germany, have signed a funding agreement to support scientific authors who submit research papers to all Frontiers journals. Effective November 1, 2011, all publication charges for research articles submitted by authors affiliated… Read More
QScience Connect to feature content on natural sciences and humanities - December 1, 2011
Qatar-based QScience.com has announced that QScience Connect, its latest peer-reviewed and open access journal, will cover subjects relating to natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Authors are also encouraged to submit video and audio articles to the journal. These submissions are reviewed and, as with regular… Read More
SPIE and Japan Society of Applied Physics renew agreement - November 30, 2011
SPIE, an international society for optics and photonics, and the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) have renewed an agreement to collaborate in technical conferences, publications, and other information exchange. The two societies' presidents recently signed a memorandum of understanding in Osaka. The MOU recognises… Read More
Association of Research Libraries to preserve e-journals and e-books in the CLOCKSS Archive - November 30, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the CLOCKSS Archive have partnered to preserve ARL's e-journals and e-books in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the ARL has… Read More
Publishing Technology and CNPIEC partner to develop content delivery platform for the Chinese library market - November 30, 2011
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, has announced a partnership with the China National Publications Import and Export Corporation (CNPIEC) to deliver the first ever digital publishing platform to supply content to Chinese libraries. The move follows the launch of Publishing Technology plc in… Read More
