Dear Subscribers - September 15, 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
US judiciary committee holds hearing on NIH public access policy - September 15, 2008
The Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property of the House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee in the US held its scheduled September 11 hearing. The hearing sought to redress publishers' concerns that public access policies such as the recently enacted policy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conflict… Read More
Medical journals mount criticism on pharma industry influence on medicine - September 15, 2008
Articles and editorials in recent issues of US medical journals have been accusing the pharmaceutical industry of misleading the public, manipulating doctors and putting profits before patients. Physician groups medical schools and teaching hospitals are reportedly changing rules to limit the influence of pharmaceutical sales reps. Last month, three top… Read More
Publishers commend new legislation to safeguard copyright in research works - September 15, 2008
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (PSP) has welcomed the introduction of legislation to protect the rights of authors and publishers of copyrighted, peer-reviewed scientific journal articles. At a recently held hearing on H.R. 6845, the Fair Copyright in Research… Read More
SAGE acquires two Kingston Press journals - September 15, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the acquisition of two journals - Language and Speech and International Journal of Bilingualism - owned and published by Kingston Press. Both titles enjoy worldwide readership and are well established in their field. First established in 1958, Language and Speech is… Read More
Greater Western Library Alliance selects Ingram Digital platform to launch its first user driven e-book programme - September 15, 2008
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced that it has been selected by the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) to launch the consortium's first user driven e-book programme. A consortium of 31 research libraries located in the Midwestern and Western US, GWLA is offering… Read More
