Best Draft Model for US University Green OA Self-Archiving Mandate So Far: U North Texas
(openaccess.eprints.org): The University of North Texas is hosting an Open Access Symposium on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The event features both nationally and internationally recognized leaders in the open access initiative. The symposium is intended as a catalyst to move UNT and other academic institutions in Texas forward in their… Read More
Wolters Kluwer signals U.S recovery, keeps targets
(forexyard.com): Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer said it saw improving market conditions in the United States, signalling slow and steady economic recovery, while Europe remained challenging. The group, whose professional information services are used by doctors, lawyers and accountants, said European market conditions were still challenging, as new sales and cyclical… Read More
New Software Allows Authors and Publishers to Auto Convert PDF’s to Secure eBooks and eMagazines
(prweb.com): Authors, publishers and businesses can now auto convert, secure, sell and distribute eBooks, magazines and confidential documentation using ePage Wiz Secure from DNAML. ePage Wiz DRM provides the authors and publishers to be able to manage their ePublications, which includes eBooks, eMagazines, eCatalogs, textbooks and corporate documents. Read More
‘Act Now, Apologize Later’: Will Users ‘Friend’ Facebook’s Latest Intrusion on Privacy?
(knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu): With more than 400 million users, social networking giant Facebook theoretically has a lot to lose if it sidesteps privacy without consumers' consent. But each time the company introduces new features that make users' personal information available to an increasingly wide circle, the site continues to grow. In 2007,… Read More
E-book readers may become substitute for traditional books in Georgia
(finchannel.com): According to a study made by The FINANCIAL, e-book readers with Georgian Unicode font are going to be brought to Georgia in the early autumn of 2010. “Singular Group” has taken the plunge to develop the custom digital book store application/service, which can be integrated in popular e-readers, such… Read More
What Health Care Teaches Us About the Future of Publishing
(publishingperspectives.com): In publishing, the emergence of Amazon at a time when only bricks-and-mortar stores existed would fit this disruptive profile perfectly with their business model of discounted prices, availability of every book in print and the single-click shopping experience. Today, the emergence of digital publishing and e-books is, without a… Read More
Is health care quality threatened by manufacturer-funded drug research?
(justmeans.com): Health care researchers from the Drug Commission of the German Medical Association have concluded that published pharmaceutical research sponsored by drug makers overwhelmingly report positive findings. More so than studies not funded by manufacturers. That's probably no surprise to anyone. For a number of reasons there's a general publication… Read More
Best Practices in medical education to take centre stage at Dubai Medical College Symposium
(zawya.com): Dissemination of best practices in medical education is one of the key objectives of the 'Medical Education Symposium 2010' to take place at the Dubai Medical College (DMC) on Sunday, May 23rd. The symposium, accredited by the Dubai Health Authority as a CME (Continued Medical Education) program, is open… Read More
When Did Print Become an Input?
(scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org): To be content-focused, content developers must first consider the utility or customer use being addressed by the content and only after that determine the most effective delivery mode (print, online, mobile) and packaging option (book, article, app). But what happens instead is that print, having been the only mode… Read More
Medical Research Bias and Concealment Harming Patients
(emaxhealth.com): German scientists say tighter regulations are needed to protect patients from "publication bias" from medical researchers. Findings over the years show that pharmaceutical companies and researchers commonly neglect to publish findings of medical research or adverse outcomes of drugs that could harm patients. The scientists say in some instances… Read More
