European data protection officials slam Facebook privacy settings - May 14, 2010
A coalition of European data protection officials have warned social-networking site Facebook for putting users' privacy at risk due to the changes it brought to its service. In a letter addressed to the social networking company, officials advising European Commission have said that changes to its… Read More
SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting scheduled for November - May 14, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in partnership with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan/National Institute of Informatics, has announced the SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting 2010, to be held November 8-9, 2010, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The SPARC digital repositories meetings… Read More
Best-in-class companies arm engineers with simulation tools and high quality reference information, says study - May 14, 2010
Knovel, a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has commented upon the findings of a new Aberdeen Group report titled 'Cost Saving Strategies for Engineering: Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions'. The study found that best-in-class companies are using tools such as… Read More
Inderscience Publishers announces four new titles - May 14, 2010
STM and business publisher Inderscience, Switzerland, recently published the first issues of four new titles. The journals are: International Journal of Business Competition and Growth; International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development Mining; International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Data Mining; and International Journal of Metaheuristics. Edited by… Read More
Impelsys names Gary Rodrigues as Executive VP Sales - May 14, 2010
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has announced the appointment of publishing industry veteran Gary Rodrigues as the company's executive vice president of sales. Rodrigues is a specialist in electronic publishing, having worked at Thomson Scientific, Extenza, Wolters Kluwer and TSO. The focus of his… Read More
Rhonda Oliver appointed new Managing Director of RCN Publishing - May 14, 2010
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced the appointment of Rhonda Oliver as the new Managing Director/Publisher at RCN Publishing, effective July 21. She will succeed Linda Thomas, who is retiring this summer. In her new position, Rhonda will oversee the publication of the UK's… Read More
