Rare scientific manuscripts from Britain’s Royal Society go online - November 30, 2009
The UK’s Royal Society has announced that historic manuscripts by scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and others will be published online for the first time. As part of celebrations to mark its 350th anniversary, the society will make original manuscripts of papers published… Read More
ebrary unveils new SaaS feature for promoting digital content - November 30, 2009
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of a new Software as a Service (SaaS) feature - Title Preview. The feature is projected to enable publishers, aggregators, corporations and other users to effectively market their digital content and increase leads. Title… Read More
Frontline GMS partners with Ringgold to exchange data on library consortia - November 30, 2009
Marketing services provider Frontline Global Marketing Services Ltd, UK, has announced an agreement with journal supply chain support provider Ringgold, Inc. Under the deal, both companies will exchange data on worldwide library consortium membership. The new enhanced data will include over 600… Read More
Swets launches ERM as a Service for librarians - November 30, 2009
Journal subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the launch of ERM as a Service, an electronic resource management (ERM) tool powered by SwetsWise. The package is positioned as a solution combining select SwetsWise modules, designed to aid librarians with the management, evaluation and access of… Read More
Dr. Papa Salif Sow named new Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the International AIDS Society - November 30, 2009
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that Dr. Papa Salif Sow, Professor of Infectious Diseases from the University of Dakar in Senegal, will be the new Co-Editor-in-Chief for Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS). He succeeds Dr. Elly Katabira who is stepping down… Read More
Latest edition of blogspeak now online - November 30, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Jürgen Geuter (Are Open Access and the Internet endangering business models?); Kent Anderson (Can the Creativity of Social Persuasion Cure “Corporate Asperger’s Syndrome”?); Roy Tennant (The Future of Books: A World of Format Choice); Nico Flores (Publisher bites aggregator?); and… Read More
