American Library Association e-books taskforce and HarperCollins discuss lending solutions at ALA Annual Conference - June 29, 2011
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) E-books Taskforce Chair Bonnie Tijerina has released a statement thanking HarperCollins for attending the taskforce's business meeting during ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. The discussion followed HarperCollins' February announcement of its current policy… Read More
American Institute of Physics to refocus its publishing portfolio - June 13, 2011
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has announced that it will refocus its publishing portfolio on its original and core mission for its scholarly publishing enterprise - the publishing of AIP's suite of journals and those of its Member Societies. This strategic move is expected… Read More
Apple seen to relax subscription rules for publishers of iPad apps - June 10, 2011
Computer and software firm Apple, Inc., US, is reportedly relaxing its iPad subscription rules. The move is likely to be welcomed by magazine and newspaper publishers who are developing applications for the popular tablet in a bid to increase revenue. Media… Read More
European Journal of Echocardiography announces name change and focus - June 9, 2011
The European Journal of Echocardiography is changing its name to European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. The journal is also broadening its focus to include all areas of cardiovascular imaging. The first issue of the journal with the new name will publish… Read More
Improvements to next round of Excellence in Research for Australia initiative announced - May 31, 2011
Innovation Minister, Senator Carr has announced improvements to the next round of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative in a statement to Estimates Hearing of the Senate Economics Committee. The Australian Research Council (ARC) will use a refined journal quality indicator for ERA… Read More
BMC Research Notes opens submission system to standard research articles - May 31, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journal BMC Research Notes has now opened the submission system to standard research articles prepared in a more traditional format. Until now the journal has accepted, as direct submissions, short reports, technical notes, data notes, project… Read More
Publishers Communication Group opens new office in India - May 27, 2011
Market intelligence, sales and marketing services provider Publishers Communication Group (PCG), a division of Publishing Technology, Inc., UK, has opened an office in New Delhi, India. PCG will be offering sales and marketing activities targeting the ever-growing academic readership in India to US and European scholarly… Read More
Unlimited Priorities facilitates SUSHI reports from Accessible Archives and Ex Libris - May 26, 2011
Unlimited Priorities Corporation, US, has facilitated the establishment of the relationship between Accessible Archives, Inc., a database publisher, and Ex Libris Group to make usage reporting easier for its customers who have a relationship with Ex Libris. Accessible Archives provides access to primary content from… Read More
Official journal of the American Brachytherapy Society expands to six issues in 2011 - April 14, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced significant expansion of scientific content to be published in Brachytherapy (www.brachyjournal.com), the official journal of the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS). Published both online and in print, this international, multidisciplinary journal will move from a quarterly to… Read More
Thomson Reuters offers free access to clinical information on radiation exposure - March 21, 2011
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the availability of evidence-based clinical and patient-focused information that covers the evaluation and treatment of radiation exposure in response to the disaster in Japan. These free resources can be downloaded from http://healthcare.thomsonreuters.com/radiation and… Read More
