Consumer Groups call for FTC probe over Google’s acquisition of Invite Media - June 4, 2010
US-based consumer advocacy organisation Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google's recent acquisition of display advertising company, Invite Media, for around $70 million. According to the organisations, the deal raises substantial competitive and privacy concerns.… Read More
Association of American University Presses partners with NetGalley - June 4, 2010
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced a new benefit programme in partnership with NetGalley, a web-based service that provides tools for publishers to share digital galleys and press kits. In addition to reaching traditional reviewers and media contacts, university… Read More
GVSU reports significant rise in use of library resources post Summon implementation - June 4, 2010
Michigan's Grand Valley State University (GVSU) recently conducted an analysis of resource usage. The study revealed that the library's implementation of the Summon web scale discovery service has had a significant impact on how students connect to content and the type of content they use. The Summon service was introduced… Read More
Elsevier announces special issues to mark 200th Anniversary of Karolinska Institute - June 4, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of two freely available special issues to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden). The publications - Recent Progress in Molecular Sciences: Reviews from Karolinska Institutet at its 200-year Anniversary and Special Issue Celebrating the 60-Year… Read More
PLoS unveils enhanced search functionalities for journals - June 4, 2010
Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced that it has restructured its search capability to deliver an improved scholarly publishing search experience. The new search engine is claimed to be significantly faster than before and also return more relevant results with many ways… Read More
BMC Research Notes launches new series on HIV/AIDS - June 4, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journal BMC Research Notes has launched a new topical series on HIV/AIDS and opportunistic diseases and co-infections. The series, edited by Prof Subhash Parija of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, India, presents… Read More
