New Emerald books and book series at London Book Fair 2010 - April 19, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it will be exhibiting at the London Book Fair, Earls Court, London, from April 19-21. Delegates are invited to discover its new books and books series volumes in Business Management and Social Sciences… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 19, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Liz Wager (Should editors punish misbehaving authors?); Mark O'Loughlin (Should editors punish misbehaving authors?); Martin Fenner (Editorial Peer Reviewers' Recommendations at a General Medical Journal: Are They Reliable and Do Editors Care?); Kent Anderson (One Report, Two Findings: Library Roles… Read More
Federal Research Public Access Act introduced in US House of Representatives - April 16, 2010
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA) has reportedly been introduced in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Mike Doyle and other co-sponsors. The proposed bill seeks to build on the purported success of the first US mandate for public access to the published results of publicly… Read More
Rider Research report examines impact of iPad on digital media industry - April 16, 2010
Rider Research, US, has released a new 19-page research paper that seeks to analyse how the iPad alters the media and publishing industries. According to the report, the iPad is causing the entertainment, publishing and information industries to undergo a radical paradigm shift in their methods… Read More
American Chemical Society unveils Molecule of the Week mobile application for iTunes - April 16, 2010
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has launched a Molecule of the Week (MOTW) mobile application for iTunes. MOTW is one of the most popular destinations on the ACS website. The new application can be downloaded from www.acs.org/motwapp. Many molecules are suggested by… Read More
Wiley, Reaction Explorer partnership to offer interactive organic chemistry learning system with textbooks - April 16, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with Reaction Explorer to bring new capabilities to the online organic chemistry market. Students can access Reaction Explorer through WileyPLUS, an online teaching and learning solution for organic chemistry. Reaction Explorer is projected to help… Read More
