Knowledgespeak Newsletter

6 August 2012

Authors suing Google want $750 for each scanned book Authors suing Google over the digitising of books have asked the judge to order the company to pay $750 for each book it copied, distributed or displayed. The Authors Guild additionally wants a ruling that copying books isn't a "fair use" under copyright law. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE and Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists announce publishing partnership Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it has been chosen by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) to publish the journal, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, beginning February 2013. The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy (CJOT) began publication in 1933 and fostered advancement and growth of research, theory and practice in occupational therapy. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Print Archives Preservation Registry now online The Print Archives Preservation Registry (PAPR) has announced that it is now available online at http://papr.crl.edu. The registry is designed to support archiving and management of serial collections by providing detailed information about titles, holdings, and terms and conditions of the major print archiving programs. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Questia's new and improved Website to help students write better papers faster Questia, an online library and research tool for students, has unveiled its new website featuring an expanded library, improved navigation for finding research faster and an interactive reader that will make the research experience easier for students. To celebrate its site launch, Questia is giving away one thousand week-long access codes for free to the first thousand people to like them on Facebook (facebook.com/questiaonlinelibrary), through the month of August. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL publishes latest issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published issue 9 of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs. The newsletter provides an opportunity for former ARL diversity programme participants to share information about key issues and emerging trends in the workplace. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme PubMed Central renamed PMC, adopts new web page design PubMed Central has shortened its name to PMC in a bid to avoid being confused with PubMed. It has also gone for a redesign to allow for a cleaner and more uniform presentation across PMC's site as well as its article, issue and journal archive pages. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Engineering News-Record wins five 2012 Azbee Awards of Excellence from ASBPE McGraw-Hill Construction, a US-based provider of project and product information on the construction industry, has announced that its Engineering News-Record (ENR) has won five 2012 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Each year, these prestigious awards recognise excellence in editorial, design and online achievement among business-to-business, trade, association and professional publications. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SPIE promotes 122 nominees to Senior Member status in recognition of their professional experience SPIE has promoted 122 nominees to Senior Member status this year in recognition of their professional experience, active involvement with the optics community and SPIE, and significant performance that sets them apart from their peers. The promotions were recently announced by the SPIE Board of Directors, following nominations by the Membership subcommittee chaired by Craig Olson (L-3 Communications). 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: Tim Vines (In Praise of Peer Review - A Personal Perspective); Rebecca Lawrence (Peer review is vital but its closed nature belongs to a bygone age. It's time to open up); Joe Wikert (The Used Ebook Opportunity); Bob Grant (Whither Science Publishing?) and Bonnie Swoger (The (mostly true) origins of the scientific journal). 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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