NPG and California State University partner to support development of interactive textbooks in college-level science - May 25, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and the California State University (CSU) have announced a three-year partnership. Under the deal, NPG will support design and development of an innovative series of affordable, high quality interactive textbooks in college-level science. The 'born digital' textbooks will be… Read More
Springer set to launch new open access journal – Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences - May 25, 2011
STM publisher Springer is set to launch a new open access journal, Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS). Scheduled for launch in June 2011, the journal will become part of the SpringerOpen portfolio. It will be fully sponsored by the Korea-based Future Technology Research Association International… Read More
Speakers announced for panel on the Berlin Open Access Declaration - May 25, 2011
The organisers of the forthcoming SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly communication have announced the speakers who will zero in on the motivation and drive behind the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, building support… Read More
Frankfurt Book fair to host StoryDrive conference at Buenos Aires event - May 25, 2011
The Frankfurt Book Fair will host an offshoot of its international media conference, StoryDrive, at MICA (Mercado de Industrias Culturales Argentinas), Argentina's first trade fair for the creative industries. MICA will take place from June 2 – 5, 2011 in Buenos Aires. As part of… Read More
BNA and MLA partner with Ex Libris to boost discoverability of content through Primo Central - May 25, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the United States Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) and the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) have joined the rapidly expanding group of information providers that enable the Primo Central Index of scholarly content to… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - May 25, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
