Springer survey highlights research and academic usage of eBooks - September 26, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, recently conducted a survey highlighting prominent research and academic usage of eBooks. The survey, conducted in conjunction with five leading academic institutions, aimed to better understand the adoption of eBooks, the use of eBooks, and user perception of eBook advantages… Read More
Side effects of surgery/medicine under-reported in ENT medical journals, says study - September 26, 2008
A new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, revealed that harms and adverse events (untoward side effects of surgery or medicine) have been under-reported or poorly described at an alarming low rate by the publishing… Read More
Bowker launches data warehouse services for small, mid-size publishers using PubTrack - September 26, 2008
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has announced the introduction of a new data warehouse module for its PubTrack business intelligence service for the publishing industry. The new module is seen to be a breakthrough for small and medium-sized publishers as it levels the playing field with… Read More
Thomson Reuters offers commercial options for Calais web service - September 26, 2008
Thomson Reuters, a US-based provider of information for businesses and professionals, has announced that, in response to publisher and enterprise demand, it is offering commercial options for its Calais web service. With this initiative, the company seeks to bring reliable metadata generation services to companies of… Read More
EBSCO Publishing becomes first aggregated database provider with SUSHI compliant server - September 26, 2008
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO publishing (EBSCO), a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., US, has released a SUSHI server making it the first full text database vendor to support the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI). SUSHI facilitates automated retrieval of usage data from EBSCOhost databases… Read More
Hugo Zhang named Managing Director of Elsevier Science & Technology China - September 26, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced appointment of Hugo Zhang as Managing Director of Elsevier Science & Technology in China. Zhang succeeds Sharon Ruwart who served in this role from 2006-2008, guiding Elsevier in Beijing to become the largest office in China among all foreign publishers.… Read More
