Knowledgespeak Newsletter

11 October 2012

Digital content, eBooks continue to be 'hot topics' on day two at Frankfurt Book Fair Digital content, eBooks and related topics continued to be 'hot topics' at the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair on day two. Some of the discussions focused on the education market. Expresso Education's presentation 'Feeding the digital appetite of today's learners' offered insights about how topical, real-world videos and interactive resources have proven to support the building of knowledge and understanding. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Thomson Reuters launches outsourced administrative services for intellectual property The Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the expansion of Global IP Services with the launch of IP Administrative Services. This includes docketing services, paralegal support, proofreading services, post-acquisition and project support. The team comprises multi-shore patent and trademark experts. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Serials Solutions to index Scopus in Summon Discovery Service Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it will index content in Scopus, an abstract and citation database from Elsevier, and expose its widely-used citation counts in the Summon discovery service. Serials Solutions' pioneering approach to displaying citation counts in Summon search results enables users to interact with this valuable information without interrupting the research workflow. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Metapress launches new mobile-optimised platform - Metapress Mobile MetaPress, a web hosting platform service for STM content as well as humanities and social sciences, has announced the launch of Metapress Mobile. This new mobile-optimised platform allows publishers to present their content attractively, while offering pairing for up to five devices and the ability to return to the most recently viewed items from any paired device. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme WK Health introduces CEConnection with employer-provided continuing education content from LWW Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health) has introduced CEConnection for employer-provided continuing education (CE) content from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW). New for allied health practitioners, CEConnection offers the widest variety of hospital-based CE all in one place including CE for behavioral/psychiatric health professionals - often difficult to find from a single provider. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme John Wiley & Sons and Society of Chemical Industry announce new OA journal - Energy Science & Engineering Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of Energy Science & Engineering as part of the Wiley Open Access publishing programme. The journal provides authors with a new platform for the rapid dissemination of the latest energy research and will be published in collaboration with the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI). More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The London Book Fair and International Publishers Association announce education conference The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced a partnership with the International Publishers Association (IPA), which will see a one day education conference run alongside the Fair in 2013. The conference is scheduled for April 17, 2013 in the Earls Court Conference Centre. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme CERN to unveil educational resources tie-up with Rovio at Frankfurt fair CERN is showcasing its science at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The Laboratory will unveil a new interactive LHC time tunnel display. CERN will also announce collaboration with games developer Rovio to develop new educational resources for children linked to the latter's Angry Birds game. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme American Academy of Pediatrics launches Android app for mobile access to AAP eBookstore The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has announced the launch of an app for Android-compatible devices that provides instant mobile access to the entire AAP eBook collection of more than 100 publications for pediatricians. The AAP eBookstore app for Android devices can be downloaded from the Google Play site at http://tinyurl.com/aapebookandroid. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE acquires primary sources publisher Adam Matthew Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of primary sources publisher Adam Matthew at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Adam Matthew will continue to operate under its existing management from its offices in Marlborough, Wiltshire, and Chicago, Ill. SAGE sales representatives will work closely with the Adam Matthew team to bring the portfolio to an even wider international audience. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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