Ex Libris releases version 20.0 of Aleph integrated library system - March 4, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the release of version 20.0 of its Aleph integrated library system. More than 85 enhancements, the majority of which have been garnered from the Aleph user community, focus on further streamlining staff workflows to maximise efficiency and… Read More
Hindawi’s monthly submissions exceeds 1,000 - March 4, 2009
STM publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation, US, has announced that it has received more than 1,000 monthly submitted manuscripts in its Open Access journal collection for the first time in February 2009. Hindawi's monthly submissions exceeded 500 for the first time in May 2007, less than two… Read More
Dear Subscribers - March 4, 2009
STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company Read More
American Chemical Society forms Board-Presidential Task Force on Education - March 3, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, has created a Board-Presidential Task Force on Education to identify a unique role for the society in transforming education in the US. The task force's charter calls upon it to review recommendations contained in STEM (Science,… Read More
TechTarget launches site to guide IT firms in compliance with Federal regulations - March 3, 2009
Information technology (IT) media company TechTarget, Inc., US, has announced the launch of a web portal, SearchCompliance.com. The site seeks to give strategic technology and business professionals the resources they need to better understand Federal regulations and bring their organisation into compliance.… Read More
Portico and Medknow Publications announce archiving deal - March 3, 2009
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with Medknow Publications, India. Under the deal, Portico will preserve the latter's entire online journals collection of 77 titles. Medknow is a publisher of academic and scientific peer-reviewed open access journals. Through this agreement, Medknow… Read More