Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 1, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Will Open Data Solve Peer Review Concerns?); Tom Cochrane (Copyright or copywrong? How journals control access to research); David Dobbs (Is Science Communication Returning to Its Roots?); Kent Anderson (What Happens If Science Becomes a Low-Yield Activity?); and… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - August 1, 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
Frankfurt Academy to hold conference on metadata strategies - August 1, 2011
The Frankfurt Book Fair will host its first conference devoted purely to metadata - MetaData Perspectives 2011 - on October 13 as part of its new 'mind network', the Frankfurt Academy. In a world where millions of new titles are published each year, it is difficult… Read More
Android tablets to surpass iPad sales by 2016, estimates Informa Research - August 1, 2011
Informa Research Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Informa plc, has predicted that tablet computers running Google's Android software will compete with Apple's iPad and surpass it in 2016. According to Informa, Apple's current 75 percent market share is expected to fall to… Read More
Scientific journals subscription renewals boost Reed Elsevier first-half profit - August 1, 2011
Publisher Reed Elsevier, Netherlands, has reportedly posted better than expected first-half results after seeing a renewal in subscriptions to its scientific and health publications. The company's pre-tax profit rose 6 percent to £662 million compared with a year ago, but revenues fell… Read More
New prototype from OCLC Research – WorldCat Identities Network - August 1, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that the WorldCat Identities Network gives users the opportunity to visually explore the interconnectivity and relationships between WorldCat Identities. WorldCat Identities is a service that provides personal, corporate and subject-based identities based on information in WorldCat. The… Read More
