‘Cancer’ report examines conflict-of-interest issues at oncology journals - July 25, 2011
A new study published in the journal Cancer reportedly looks at conflict of interest in oncology publications. The authors, Dr. Aaron S. Kesselheim, Joy L. Lee, Dr. Jerry Avorn, Dr. Amber Servi, Dr. William H. Shrank and Dr. Niteesh K. Choudhry, have sought to define current… Read More
Texas State Board of Education selects Pearson’s Online Learning Exchange programme - July 25, 2011
Education and education technology services provider Pearson, US, has announced that Texas State Board of Education has decided to make Pearson's Online Learning Exchange (OLE) programme available state-wide. Students in Texas' middle school and high school science classrooms can now expect to see their course materials… Read More
Brazilian National Library announces new programme to support translations and re-publication - July 25, 2011
The Brazilian consul general in Frankfurt, Cézar Amaral, has announced that the Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, an institution of the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, has launched a new programme to provide support for translations and re-publication of Brazilian authors. The programme includes 7.6 million US dollars in funding that will be… Read More
Australian National University launches free research database - July 25, 2011
The Australian National University (ANU) has reportedly launched a new free online database that allows anyone with an Internet connection to read the latest scholarly work. The move is said to be in response to the soaring cost of accessing academic journals.… Read More
Macmillan to pay £11.2 million over African deals - July 25, 2011
International publishing business Macmillan Publishers Ltd, UK, has agreed a civil recovery order of £11.2 million, regarding historic conduct by its education business in Africa. The move comes after the company, in March 2010, referred to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) concerns over payments made… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - July 25, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Is Something Fishy Going On? Citations Suggest Correction Comes Slowly, If It Comes At All); Cathy Davidson (Does Digital publishing Need Peer Review); Jonathan M. Gitlin (Do we need an alternative to peer-reviewed journals?); and Steve Kolowich (Killing… Read More
