Mark Patterson named Managing Executive Editor of new OA research journal - October 11, 2011
Dr Mark N. Patterson, director of publishing at the Public Library of Science (PLoS), has been named managing executive editor of a new open-access research journal that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust are launching next year. Patterson… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - October 11, 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
Thomson Reuters launches Book Citation Index for Web of Knowledge - October 11, 2011
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of the Book Citation Index, a new resource within the Web of Knowledge platform covering 25,000 books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The Book Citation Index is designed to enhance the… Read More
JISC Collections guide for problems resulting from journal transfers - October 11, 2011
JISC Collections has published a guide titled 'Society Journal Publishing: Problems Associated with Journals Transferring Between Publishers - Guidelines to Help Achieve a Successful Transition'. The guide seeks to address the issues related to the transfer of journal titles among publishers. Each year significant numbers of… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on USP 797 Compounding in Isolators - October 11, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Simplifi 797, a quality assurance web application, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Eric S. Kastango on 'The 5 W's of Isolators and Complying with USP Chapter 797.' The webinar is… Read More
ACRL signs Berlin Declaration on Open Access - October 10, 2011
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has joined the growing ranks of signatories to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and the Humanities. The Declaration builds on the significant progress of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, calling for… Read More
