ACS shifts to condensed print format for journals - June 17, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced plans to begin publishing the print editions of most of its journals in a 'rotated and condensed' format that will fit two pages of content on one printed page. The plan, which will go on stream in July 2009,… Read More
SPIE reduces SPIE Digital Library subscription fees by 10 percent for 2010 - June 11, 2009
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Inc. (SPIE) has announced a 10 percent rollback in pricing for institutional subscriptions to the SPIE Digital Library for 2010. The move is the result of a year-long study involving in-depth interviews with academic, government, and corporate librarians and researchers… Read More
EBSCO Publishing enhances suite of corporate learning resources - June 3, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced enhancements to Learning Centers and Business Basics, its suite of corporate learning resources. The aim is to make it easier for corporate learning and training professionals to offer premium learning content in their formal and e-learning programmes.… Read More
NPG selects Confirmit platform for customer feedback - May 29, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has chosen Confirmit Horizons, a multi-mode platform for customer/employee feedback and market research, as its end-to-end customer feedback solution. Confirmit Horizons will enable NPG to survey its readers and deploy reader panels for its flagship weekly scientific journal, Nature,… Read More
Ovid showcases life sciences products at annual MLA event in Honolulu - May 19, 2009
Information research solutions provider Ovid, US, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has announced that it is showcasing various features of its products at the ongoing 2009 Annual MLA Meeting being held at the Hawaii Convention Center. The products include OvidSP search modes; Nursing@Ovid, Ovid's nursing and… Read More
ProQuest to sell products through Dialog channels - May 7, 2009
Online information services provider Dialog, US, part of the ProQuest family of brands, has announced that corporate customers of Dialog will now be able to purchase a variety of ProQuest products through their Dialog sales contacts. The new initiative focuses on those ProQuest products that are… Read More
Global economic downturn necessitates cutbacks at ACS - May 1, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, recently announced cost-saving measures in light of investment losses, declining ad revenues, and falling institutional print subscriptions to its journals and other publications. In addition to job cuts, the society has capped certain retirement health benefits… Read More
‘PLoS Medicine’ espouses holistic approach to health research - April 30, 2009
A recently published editorial in PLoS Medicine looks back over the five years since the journal made its first call for papers and describes a new evidence-based approach to the aims and scope of the journal. This approach emphasises the focus of PLoS Medicine on the… Read More
‘Scientific American’ editor and president to quit as part of staff revamp - April 28, 2009
Science and technology journal Scientific American has laid off 5 percent of its staff, according to media reports. The journal's longtime editor John Rennie and President Steven Yee will exit their posts. Executive editor Mariette DiChristina will serve as acting editor-in-chief. Until recently, Scientific American was a separate unit within… Read More
Gale offers free resources on its Environmental Resource website - April 23, 2009
E-research and educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, is offering free resources on its completely updated Environmental Resource website (http://www.galeschools.com/environment/) in celebration of Earth Day. Users can browse the activities page (http://www.galeschools.com/environment/activities.htm) to learn more… Read More
