Online ads to come with standard icon to inform consumers on privacy - January 28, 2010
The advertising industry has agreed on a standard icon - a little ‘i’ - that will be used in online ads that target users based on demographics. The icon, called Power I, will be added to most online ads that use demographics and behavioral data to inform customers why specific… Read More
JBC to change publishing policies, eliminate submission fees for authors - January 15, 2010
The editors of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) are unveiling this week a number of changes to the journal's publishing policies. The changes are seen to be in response to the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of biological research. According to the editors, the changes are expected to help the journal… Read More
Reed Business Information likely to close titles, announce job cuts - January 5, 2010
In a year-end memo, the current CEO of B2B publisher Reed Business Information (RBI has stated that the company has not been able to sell a majority stake in its US-based magazine division as a whole. As a result, it will need to close certain titles… Read More
Ten Wiley-Blackwell journals to adopt ‘condense and rotate’ printing process - January 5, 2010
STM and scholarly publisher Wiley-Blackwell, US, has announced that starting from the first issues of 2010, ten Wiley-Blackwell journals will adopt a ‘condense and rotate’ printing process, also known as two-up printing. The new approach is expected to reduce the carbon footprint associated with printing and… Read More
Cold Spring Publishing changes name to Harborside Press, LLC - December 23, 2009
Medical publishing company Cold Spring Publishing, LLC, US, has announced that the principals of the company have approved a name change to Harborside Press, LLC. In addition, the company has announced that the growth it has experienced over the past year requires a substantial expansion in… Read More
Majority of SLA members vote against name change - December 11, 2009
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has announced the results of its association-wide vote on a new name for the organisation. Voting in record numbers, SLA members failed to approve a proposal to change the organisation's name to the Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals. Fifty percent of… Read More
JISC unveils research data management initiative - December 9, 2009
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has launched its research data management programme at the ongoing UK e-Science All Hands meeting. The Managing Research Data programme seeks to help researchers, institutions, funders and policy makers meet the challenge of keeping research data for re-use in… Read More
Emerald expands into the Middle East - December 4, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that it will take part in the World Class Practices in Management Education Conference organised by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), in Dubai from December 6-8, 2009.
Reinforcing its commitment… Read More
Microsoft, News Corp holding talks to de-index news content from Google - November 25, 2009
Software vendor Microsoft Corporation, US, has reportedly held talks with media group News Corp. for a possible agreement. The deal would involve paying the latter to remove its news content from Internet search engine Google. News Corp, which owns newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and… Read More
Elsevier sponsors Jacob-and-Wilhelm-Grimm Center at Humboldt University - November 24, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will support the new information and communication center of the Humboldt University in Berlin with an undisclosed donation. The Elsevier announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the Jacob-and-Wilhelm-Grimm Center, in which more than 800 representatives from… Read More
