BioMed Central launches ‘threaded publications’ initiatives - January 17, 2011
Open access science publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of several ‘threaded publications’ initiatives to further encourage transparency in research. ‘Threaded publications’ use electronic publishing technology to link content related to a research study or clinical trial and will help scientists, readers and patients… Read More
NTIS announces newly revised Bibliographic Database Search Guide - January 17, 2011
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has announced the availability of its newly revised NTIS Bibliographic Database Search Guide, downloadable for free at http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dbguid.pdf. The NTIS is the federal government’s central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering, and related business… Read More
SIIA announces finalists for 2011 CODiE Awards in digital content categories - January 17, 2011
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced the finalists for the CODiE Awards in the categories relating to digital content aggregation, distribution, management and publishing. The products that qualified will now be reviewed by members of SIIA, who will vote on winners in six… Read More
Keynote speakers and new conference programmes for the Cloud Connect 2011 event announced - January 17, 2011
Business information provider UBM TechWeb, US, has announced keynote speakers and new conference programmes for the Cloud Connect 2011 event, scheduled for March 7-10, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Cloud Connect is the premier technology event for cloud computing, featuring the… Read More
RSC Publishing platform reaches the one million milestone - January 17, 2011
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, has announced that the one millionth publication to appear on the RSC Publishing Platform recently went online. The seven figure milestone was reached as the RSC’s range of peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books,… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 17, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Morality and Economics: Is a Trapdoor Opening Beneath Open Access?); Joe Wikert (Reader Apps vs. Dedicated Book Apps); Vickie Britton (Paper vs E-Books: The Future of the Publishing Industry); and Stevan Harnad (The Long, Wrong Road to Open… Read More
