Canadian science journals not available for free anymore due to privatisation of NRC Press - March 9, 2011
More than a dozen Canadian science journals will reportedly not be available online for free to the public any more, as a result of the privatisation of the National Research Council's government-owned publishing arm. Readers will now be required to pay $10 per article to read about new scientific discoveries… Read More
German journal on controlling joins Springer’s English-language portfolio - March 4, 2011
STM publisher Springer has announced that the German-language journal Zeitschrift für Planung und Unternehmenssteuerung (ZP) will be published entirely in English under the title Journal of Management Control (JoMaC), starting in spring 2011. The journal editors and Springer decided to make this move to keep up… Read More
The British Library launches new strategy for 2011-2015 - March 1, 2011
The British Library has launched its new strategy, setting out how it plans to develop its collections and services over the next four years. Growing Knowledge: The British Library's Strategy 2011-2015 outlines the UK national library's key objectives and strategic priorities to the middle of… Read More
Publishing Technology’s new Paris office to provide on the ground support to French market - February 15, 2011
Publishing Technology plc, a UK-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry, has opened a Paris office which will provide on the ground support to the French market. Publishing Technology, which services eight out of ten of the world's largest publishers, already has offices… Read More
HEFCE recommendations to restructure JISC for enhanced future operations - February 9, 2011
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced its findings and recommendations for the future of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). The independent review chaired by Professor Sir Alan Wilson and carried out over a four month period concludes that, 'JISC is an… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches new corporate branding campaign, The Knowledge Effect - January 25, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of its new corporate branding campaign, The Knowledge Effect. The campaign is designed to further enhance the meaning, understanding and relevance of the Thomson Reuters brand to professional customers and leading decision makers worldwide. The… Read More
Kindle DTP extends 70 percent royalty option to books sold to Canadian customers - January 24, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) is extending the 70 percent royalty option to include books sold to Canadian customers. Kindle DTP is also changing its name to Kindle Direct Publishing. The royalty option is available… Read More
ebrary reports significant momentum in 2010 - December 21, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has made significant traction in 2010. Among other achievements, the company increased its overall revenue by more than 30 percent over the previous year and doubled its sales in the global corporate market. Additionally,… Read More
Elsevier Executable Paper Grand Challenge to improve how scientific information is communicated and used - December 15, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has launched a new competition that invites scientists to improve how data intensive research is represented in a scholarly journal article. The Elsevier Executable Paper Grand Challenge is designed to enhance how scientific information is used and communicated… Read More
Springer announces API Challenge 1.0 - December 15, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced the Springer API (Application Programming Interface) Challenge 1.0, a competition for original, non-commercial applications using Springer metadata and content APIs. The Challenge is a bid to offer users new ways to find, visualise, and manipulate relevant data drawn from Springer's large… Read More
