Knowledgespeak Newsletter

29 October 2012

NFAIS to hold two workshops on indexing and indices The NFAIS has announced that it will hold two workshops on indexing and indices in the coming months. The first will focus on the approaches to indexing that are currently in use. The second will look at the evolution of abstracting and indexing services. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme British Ecological Society and Wiley Open Access journal Ecology and Evolution announce partnership Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced a new partnership between the British Ecological Society (BES) and the Wiley Open Access journal Ecology and Evolution. This latest partnership brings the number of high profile journals supporting the open access title to 16. Eleven of these partner titles are ranked in the top 20 ecology journals by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAGE to publish The Journal of International Medical Research Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of The Journal of International Medical Research from Field House Publishing LLP. Edited by Professor Malcolm Lader of King's College London, The Journal of International Medical Research is a peer reviewed international journal, now in its 40th volume. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme SAE International offers technical standards and papers in customisable packages Engineers and technical experts association SAE International has announced that it is now offering its full complement of technical standards and papers in a variety of subscription packages. The initiative is seen to be ideal for individuals and small businesses in the mobility industry, providing affordable market-leading, quality information. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Maney Publishing acquires journal publishing division of Left Coast Press, Inc. Academic publisher Maney Publishing has acquired the journal publishing division of Left Coast Press, Inc. (LCP), a US-based publisher of academic and professional materials in the humanities, social sciences, and related professional disciplines. The 13 journals centre on a strong group of archaeology and anthropology titles, including California Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology and Lithic Technology, which complement one of Maney's key subject strengths. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Carbon Balance and Management names Prof. Burke Hales as co-Editor-in-Chief Carbon Balance and Management, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Prof. Burke Hales from Oregon State University College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, as co-Editor-in-Chief. Prof. Hales will be taking on the role alongside Georgii Alexandrov, and will now share responsibility for editorial decisions, as well as ongoing development projects. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme National Library of Australia selects Tessella Safety Deposit Box Digital preservation solutions provider Tessella has announced that it has won the tender process with the National Library of Australia for the Digital Library Infrastructure Redevelopment project. The National Library of Australia has a contract to purchase the Tessella Safety Deposit Box (SDB) as a preservation management and digital library core system. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Credo adds Mosio-powered Librarian Connect service to Literati solution Credo Reference has added 'Librarian Connect' to its Literati solution. The service, which offers texting capabilities along with chat and e-mail, is powered by Mosio, a mobile software and solutions company providing text messaging and web solutions to help businesses connect with customers on the go. 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: Rick Anderson (Competition, Value, and Sustainability - Why This Can't Go On); Joseph Esposito (Reclaiming the Lost Publishing Mojo); Jane Alfred (Open access: Delivering on its potential); James Hartley (Academic writing in old age: How retired academics can make considerable contributions to their institutions) and Rick Anderson (To Share Or Not To Share? | Peer to Peer Review). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. 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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