American Chemical Society emphasises need to pass patent reform bill - June 27, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has said that for a nation facing a looming deficit and difficult cuts to entitlements, passing H.R. 1249 and streamlining America's patent application process is one of the single-most productive steps Congress can take to improve the economy. H.R. 1249,… Read More
ICOLC opposes STM position on international interlibrary loan and document delivery - June 23, 2011
The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has joined the fray over the right of libraries to engage in international interlibrary loan and document delivery. The ICOLC has released a statement critical of the position staked out by the International Association of Scientific Technical and… Read More
Three US National Libraries endorse recommendations for implementing new RDA cataloguing rules - June 16, 2011
The US' National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and the Library of Congress (LC) have announced an agreement for the implementation of Resource Description and Access (RDA), new cataloging rules published in June… Read More
Publishers back new ‘Customer Insight Framework’ - June 16, 2011
Customer insight solutions provider DataSalon, UK, has announced that several leading scholarly publishers have confirmed their support for a comprehensive new model of the complex world of individual, institutional, and 'big deal' customers. The 'Customer Insight Framework', published by DataSalon, has been endorsed by the American… Read More
IPA, STM respond to IFLA treaty on exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives - June 15, 2011
International Publishers Association (IPA) and the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) have reviewed verson 3.0 of the IFLA draft treaty ("the text"). IPA and STM strongly believe that addressing fundamental problems and progress on practical issues would require as a first step… Read More
STM association sets out five guiding principles for document delivery - June 9, 2011
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has released a statement on document delivery, setting out five guiding principles it believes should be applied in any consideration of document delivery use and services. STM publishers welcome constructive discussion on these principles, and seek… Read More
Pensoft publishes data publishing policies and guidelines for biodiversity data - June 2, 2011
Scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers has announced their data publishing policies and guidelines for biodiversity data. The move is in response to the increasing demands from institutions and scientists to open scientific data to anyone who would be interested to use them. The core of the… Read More
Institute of Physics welcomes publication of ‘Concept to Commercialisation,’ the TSB’s 2011-15 vision - May 26, 2011
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has welcomed the publication of 'Concept to Commercialisation', the Technology Strategy Board's (TSB) vision for 2011-15. Since its inception in 2008, the TSB has made significant contribution to promoting innovation across the UK and supporting high-growth companies, including those that… Read More
STM applauds Spanish government efforts to improve Spanish science - May 20, 2011
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has welcomed the balanced legislation in the new Spanish Science Law. The Plenary of the House of Representatives adopted the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation by 289 votes in favour, 3 against and no… Read More
European Menopause and Andropause Society publishes position statement on the post-reproductive health of women - May 19, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of an important position statement from the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas on managing menopausal women with a personal or family history of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The statement includes… Read More
