Knowledgespeak Newsletter

31 July 2012

RSuite User Conference to examine importance of metadata in content management RSI Content Solutions has announced that CTO Lisa Bos will make a presentation titled "How Metadata Management is the Key Component of Findability" at the 2012 RSuite User Conference. The presentation will explain how metadata management is the foundation to new product development and content enrichment. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme NISO and NFAIS issue new Recommended Practice on Online Supplemental Journal Article Materials, Part B for public comment The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) have issued a new Recommended Practice on Online Supplemental Journal Article Materials, Part B: Technical Recommendations (NISO RP-15-201x) for public comment until September 15, 2012. Publishers, authors, librarians, abstracting and indexing services, and repository administrators are all encouraged to review and comment on this draft. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Elsevier launches new OA journal - Applied and Translational Genomics STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Applied and Translational Genomics. The journal is dedicated to publishing articles on applied genomics and translational research. Dr. Dhavendra Kumar will serve as Editor-in-Chief of the journal. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Communications of the ACM now accessible as mobile application for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced that its flagship publication Communications of the ACM is now accessible as an easy-to-use mobile application for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. Communications of the ACM (CACM) is a monthly publication that delivers leading-edge content to the worldwide computing community. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Eight hundred academic and not-for-profit institutions in Russia gain access to Nature archives A new agreement on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has been signed with scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG). The agreement enables researchers, students and citizens across the country to access the Nature archives from 1869 to 2011. The agreement could provide site license access to up to 800 academic and not-for-profit institutions in more than 100 cities throughout Russia. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Knovel announces sales channel partnership with SAI Global in Australia Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced a sales channel partnership with SAI Global in Australia. SAI Global provides organisations with information services and solutions for managing risk, achieving compliance and driving business improvement and has an exclusive license to distribute and market Australian Standards on behalf of Standards Australia. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Dr. Peter Andreas Kopp named Editor-in-Chief of Thyroid journal Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Andreas Kopp as the fourth Editor-in-Chief of Thyroid, the Official Journal of the American Thyroid Association (ATA). Dr. Kopp succeeds Dr. Charles H. Emerson, who has provided strong leadership for the journal over the last five years. The latest Journal Impact Factor is 4.792. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ebrary expands e-book collections for community and career colleges ebrary has announced that it has added thousands of e-books across acquisition models to help community and career colleges acquire e-books more strategically. Its College Complete collection has been updated with over 1,000 new e-books from publishers such as John Wiley, Packt Publishing and Emerald Group. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Routledge Education continues to build on Impact Factor success Routledge Education has announced that a total of 65 journals are now ranked in the Education and Educational Research category of the Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Routledge journals new to the 2011 JCR (Education & Educational Research) include Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice; and Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme

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Knowledgespeak Newsletter

30 July 2012

Scanning project never hurt book sales, says Google Google has submitted court filings stating that its massive book scanning project is fair use because it has delivered many public benefits without harming authors. It claims the Authors Guild has shown 'no evidence that Google Books has displaced the sale of even a single book.' More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Multi-author surge driven by international interest in high-energy physics, says ScienceWatch article The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has reported a substantial increase in the number of multi-author papers in recent years, with many surpassing 50 authors and some reporting upwards of 3,000 authors. The trend reveals a steep increase after remaining at a fairly low level from the late 1990s to 2007 when Thomson Reuters Science Watch last surveyed the phenomenon of multi-authorship. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Reed Construction Data releases new construction project alert service, Local Bid Alerts Construction information provider Reed Construction Data has announced the release of Local Bid Alerts, a new construction project alert service that connects contractors and other construction professionals to commercial and civil jobs coming up for bid in their market. Local Bid Alerts are absolutely free of charge and require no subscription of any kind. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme iPad gaining share in tablet market, says Strategy Analytics According to industry analytics firm Strategy Analytics, the latest figures suggest an increase in the overall tablet share for Apple's iPad. That means a 68.3 percent control of the market after deliveries of 24.9 million units, unlike the 62 percent share in the previous year quarter. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OCLC Research Library Partnership meeting videos now available Library information provider OCLC Research has announced that videos of all Libraries Rebound presentations and discussions are now available on YouTube and on the OCLC Research website. There are 17 videos in total. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Dr. Ling Chen named Editor in Chief of Management Communication Quarterly Academic publisher SAGE has announced the appointment of Dr. Ling Chen as the Editor in Chief of Management Communication Quarterly (MCQ), effective in the summer of 2012. Dr. Chen will replace Dr. James Barker who has served as editor for MCQ since 2006. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme WebWorks releases latest version of ePublisher, 2012.2 Enterprise digital content conversion and publishing software company WebWorks has announced the release of its latest version of ePublisher, 2012.2. WebWorks ePublisher, featuring WebWorks Reverb, is the next-generation help authoring software designed to create user-friendly web documentation that enhances online browsing on desktop, tablet and mobile environments. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Latest edition of Blogspeak now online The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Judyluther (Altmetrics - Trying to Fill the Gap? ); Kent Anderson (Review: "Free Ride: How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back"); Cameron Neylon (How can scholarly societies survive as we move ever closer to Open Access?); Mike Shatzkin (The ebook marketplace is about to change.a lot) and Stephen Curry (UK plan for open access to research is a golden opportunity, not a cost). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here.

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