Study of Open Access Publishing project to present findings of two-year EC funded study on OA publishing - December 20, 2010
The SOAP (Study of Open Access Publishing) project is set to present the results of its two-year European Commission funded examination of open access publishing at an open symposium on January 13, 2011, in Berlin, Germany. Over the two-year study duration, the SOAP project performed… Read More
AAP welcomes Chinese commitment to bolster intellectual property enforcement - December 20, 2010
Tom Allen, President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), has applauded the Chinese government's expressed intention to investigate complaints by academic journal publishers concerning online piracy of academic journals. He has also praised China's commitment to 'take prompt action at the conclusion of… Read More
China forms new state-owned publishing group - December 20, 2010
Three state-owned textbook publishers and two other companies have merged to form a new Chinese publishing group. The move is the latest to reform the country's state-owned publication business. The new company, China Education Publishing & Media Group Ltd, was formed from the People's Education Press, the Higher Education… Read More
Online tool developed to quantify cultural trends over several centuries - December 20, 2010
Researchers have created a new approach to scholarship, using approximately 4 percent of all books ever published as a digital "fossil record" of human culture, it has been stated in the latest issue of the journal Science. By tracking the frequency with which words appear in books over time, scholars… Read More
Google denies Connecticut AG access to Street View data, may face legal action - December 20, 2010
Internet search services provider Google has reportedly missed the deadline set by the Connecticut Attorney General's Office for turning over data that its Street View cars improperly collected from unsecured Connecticut personal and business wireless computer networks. The attorney general's office is now considering legal action… Read More
Amazon announces new features on Kindle for Android app - December 20, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that Kindle for Android is the first Kindle app to receive an update that enables users to buy, read, and sync over 100 Kindle newspapers and magazines. Kindle for Android users can now buy a single issue or… Read More
