Dear Subscriber - September 23, 2009
STM Publishers and other print/publishing Services and Support Tools providers can now use the all new K-Store platform to post information across three sections – a Jobs section, a virtual storefronts directory and a print/publishing Read More
PMC Canada to make Canadian health research accessible to all - September 22, 2009
Canadians will soon have access to the latest health research findings with the launch of PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada). Building on the successful PubMed Central archive developed by the US National Library of Medicine, PMC Canada will help accelerate the creation of knowledge and facilitate its use by providing… Read More
NPG outlines publishing strategy for 2010 in annual letter to customers - September 22, 2009
Steven Inchcoombe, the Managing Director of scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), has outlined publishing endeavour and other initiatives for 2010 in an annual letter to customers. NPG has announced plans to continue innovation in web offerings, publishing processes and business models, with a focus on… Read More
Presentations from American Chemical Society’s 238th National Meeting now online - September 22, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has made recordings of more than 150 presentations from its 238th National Meeting, available online without charge. With this move the Society seeks to expand access to scientific sessions at its national meetings. The sessions include about 150 cutting-edge research papers… Read More
EBSCO partners with key consortia to make renewal of e-journal packages simpler - September 22, 2009
EBSCO and a number of library consortia are working together to help consortia members reduce the cost and burden of processing e-journal package renewals by using EBSCO’s RapidRenewal service, available via EBSCONET. EBSCO's RapidRenewal, an online tool for managing the renewal of licensed e-journal collections, is… Read More
Berkeley Electronic Press joins Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certification programme - September 22, 2009
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, has announced that academic publisher Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) has joined its KnowledgeWorks Certified Program. As a KnowledgeWorks Certified content provider, bepress will supply data for 51 journals to more than 360 libraries, guaranteeing mutual subscribers… Read More