SPARC, ACRL to hold discussion on open educational resources - December 17, 2008
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that a joint forum on open educational resources (OER) will be held next month. The SPARC-ACRL forum will be held during the 2009… Read More
Symyx Technologies unveils version 3.2 of Symyx Assay Explorer - December 17, 2008
Symyx Technologies, Inc., a US-based provider of technologies for R&D, has announced the release of Symyx Assay Explorer 3.2. Assay Explorer is a biological information management system that enables scientists to capture experimental data and methodologies into a central repository where they are rapidly and easily… Read More
Gale acquires HighBeam Research, Inc. - December 17, 2008
E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced the acquisition of HighBeam Research, Inc. HighBeam Research is the producer of HighBeam Research Library and the online reference site Encyclopedia.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HighBeam offers a broad collection… Read More
BioMed journal unveils thematic series on pediatric psychopharmacological research - December 17, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the first thematic series from Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. The series features four articles covering recent developments in the controversial field of pediatric psychopharmacology. The series on psychopharmacological research in paediatric… Read More
Emerald awarded environmental certification ISO 14001:2004 - December 17, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it has become one of the first publishing businesses in the region to successfully gain an internationally recognised environmental certification. The company is now ISO 14001:2004 certified after implementing a new Environmental Management… Read More
Dear Subscribers - December 17, 2008
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
