Thieme launches comprehensive pocket sized guide to over 600 eye disorders - December 11, 2009
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the second edition of the Color Atlas of Ophthalmology: The Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital Pocket Guide. Renowned specialists from around the world have come together to contribute to the book, now subtitled The Quick-Reference Manual for… Read More
‘New Journal of Physics’ research analyses authors’ literary ‘fingerprint’ - December 11, 2009
The New Journal of Physics, a publication co-owned by the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society, has published a research which describes a new concept from a group of Swedish physicists from the Umeå University. Called the meta book, the concept uses the frequency with… Read More
US government launches interactive public forum on Public Access Policy - December 11, 2009
The US’ Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has launched a public consultation on its Public Access Policy. The Administration is seeking public input on access to publicly-funded research results, such as those that appear in academic and scholarly journal articles. Currently, the National Institutes… Read More
PSP Consultancy to publish Scholarly Communications Report - December 11, 2009
Publishing services provider PSP Consultancy, UK, has announced that it will publish Scholarly Communications Report (SCR), the monthly digest of all that is new and influential in scholarly publishing. The move follows an announcement, earlier this year, to close SCR. SCR will now be published under… Read More
Majority of SLA members vote against name change - December 11, 2009
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has announced the results of its association-wide vote on a new name for the organisation. Voting in record numbers, SLA members failed to approve a proposal to change the organisation's name to the Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals. Fifty percent of… Read More
Dear Subscriber - December 11, 2009
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