SPIE slashes SPIE Digital Library subscription fee for second time - July 22, 2011
SPIE, an international society for optics and photonics, has announced that it is further reducing the prices of its SPIE Digital Library. The Society was among the first publishers to respond in 2009 to economic challenges besetting the research library community by reducing subscription prices. … Read More
Thieme adds International Journal of Angiology to journals portfolio - July 22, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced a new addition to its portfolio of journals, the International Journal of Angiology (IJA). IJA is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research, reviews, case reports and rapid communications in the field of vascular medicine. The journal is… Read More
SAGE and Institute of Measurement and Control announce publishing partnership - July 22, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with Institute of Measurement and Control to publish the journal Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. The journal will become part of SAGE's engineering and robotics publishing programme. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control… Read More
CourseSmart announces beta launch of latest reader platform - July 22, 2011
Digital course materials supplier CourseSmart LLC, US, has announced the beta launch of its latest reader platform providing users with online, offline, anytime, anywhere access to their eTextbooks. The first in the industry to utilise HTML5 technology for eTextbooks and coupled with the latest version of… Read More
Dr. Brian Crawford elected to Board of Directors of the Association of American Publishers - July 22, 2011
Dr. Brian Crawford, President of the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of American Publishers, the industry's leading trade association. Effective July 2011, Dr. Crawford will serve until 2015. The Board represents more… Read More
Winners of Research4life Global Case Study competition announced - July 21, 2011
The Research4Life partners have announced two winners in the 'Access to Scientific Research Literature' global case study competition on how HINARI, AGORA, and/or OARE have impacted both work and communities. Dr. Arun Neopane, a pediatrician from Nepal and Mulugeta Bayisa, a physiotherapist from Ethiopia, were chosen… Read More
