Knowledgespeak Newsletter

18 September 2012

Future 3D classrooms, Africa Day to be featured at Frankfurt Book Fair Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that in Hall 4.2, visitors can witness 3D classes for future students. On the Thursday of the fair, LitCam will celebrate Africa Day (Hall 3.1, L125) to highlight educational projects in the townships and African cuisine, along with digital strategies. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Global publishing executives to attend 6th annual RSuite User Conference RSI Content Solutions has announced that it will host over 150 publishing executives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the 6th annual RSuite User Conference on September 20, 2012. Now in its 6th year, the annual RSuite User Conference provides a forum for members of the global RSuite community, and those considering RSuite, to interact, learn about content management, and network with other publishing professionals. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Over 18,000 geological maps from SEPM integrated into Elsevier's Geofacets STM publisher Elsevier and the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) have announced the integration of more than 18,000 geological maps from SEPM into Elsevier's web-based research tool, Geofacets. As a result of adding maps from SEPM, Geofacets now houses over 225,000 maps providing essential information to geoscientists. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Knovel adds Fire Protection Engineering and Emergency Response subject area Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced its latest subject area, Fire Protection Engineering and Emergency Response. The offering provides practical guidance for the design of safe buildings and structures, modeling performance of fire suppression and ventilation systems, planning for efficient egress of people, and emergency response that works with first responders. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Oxford University Press title PTEP joins SCOAP3 open access publishing initiative Oxford University Press has announced that its journal Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (PTEP) has been identified for participation in SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics). SCOAP3 is a new collaborative initiative for OA publishing in high-energy physics. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ARL Board of Directors appoint Elliott Shore as Executive Director The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors has appointed Elliott Shore as Executive Director of the Association, effective January 1, 2013. Dr. Shore is currently Chief Information Officer, Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries, and Professor of History at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ProQuest honoured for innovations that accelerate information discovery ProQuest, an information company central to global research, has been named in the 2012 InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. ProQuest is known for its creation of information and technology tools that support research. The InformationWeek 500 list is considered unique among industry rankings for its spotlight on the power of innovation in information technology. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Therapeutic Delivery journal accepted for coverage by MEDLINE Future Science Ltd, part of Future Science Group, has announced that Therapeutic Delivery has been accepted for coverage by MEDLINE. MEDLINE - the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online - is a premier bibliographic database containing about 13 million references to journal articles in life sciences. The system is maintained by the US National Library of Medicine. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme OCLC Research scientist Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway elected to ASIS&T Board of Directors Library information provider OCLC has announced that senior research scientist Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. The ASIS&T Board of Directors constitutes the policy-making body for the organisation, and generally oversees the affairs of the Society. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Brill acquires Language and Linguistics titles from Emerald Group Publishing Academic publisher Brill has announced an agreement with Emerald Group Publishing to acquire the Language and Linguistics titles from their extensive books portfolio, effective immediately. The list is expected to add 200,000 Euro in revenue per annum. 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