SPARC applauds Senate Committee action on public access legislation The Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) has passed S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act, unanimously by voice vote and moved it to the full Senate for consideration. This marks the first time the Senate has acted on… Read More »
Wiley joins list of document suppliers for FIZ AutoDoc´s pay-per-view option Wiley, the international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, has announced that it will be available as a new document supplier for FIZ AutoDoc’s pay-per-view option. Thus, articles from nearly 1,600 Wiley journals, hosted on Wiley Online Library,… Read More »
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to bring FASTR Act up for mark-up on July 29 After a month of intense conversations and negotiations, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) will bring the ‘Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act’ up for mark-up on July 29, 2015. The language… Read More »
Customizable Computing Yu-Ting Chen, Jason Cong, Michael Gill, Glenn Reinman, and Bingjun Xiao University of California, Los Angeles Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture Information Communication Feicheng Ma, Centre for Studies of Information Resources, Wuhan University, China Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Interaction for Visualization Christian Tominski, University of Rostock Synthesis Lectures on… Read More »
Publishing sector has the lowest level of illegal downloads in the entertainment industry, notes UK survey Publishing sector reportedly has the lowest level of illegal downloads in the entertainment industry, with book piracy at half the rate of copyright theft in film and music. For publishers, fresh from winning a landmark ruling forcing internet service… Read More »
“Actual Results May Vary”: A Behavioral Review of Eco-Driving for Policy Makers REGISTER HERE When Thursday July 30, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT Add to Calendar Where This is an online event. Use the the below information to log onto the webinar. http://www.readytalk.com Access Code: 7520938 To access the audio portion of… Read More »
BioMed Central launches checklist to improve reproducibility of studies published in its journals Open access publisher BioMed Central has launched a pilot checklist to improve the reproducibility of studies published in its journals. The checklist has been produced according to NIH guidelines for reporting preclinical research. It addresses three areas of reporting: experimental design and… Read More »
Springer content now available across ReadCube platform STM publisher Springer has signed an agreement with publishing technology company ReadCube to enhance and increase the discoverability of its journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings via ReadCube’s web, desktop and mobile applications. More than eight million scientific documents on SpringerLink have been indexed by ReadCube’s Discover… Read More »
STM publishing experts form financial advisory firm STM Advisers LLC dedicated to STM and academic publishing and scholarly communications Scientific, technical, and medical publishing experts Joseph Esposito, Michael Clarke, and David Lamb have announced the formation of STM Advisers LLC (“STMA”), the first financial and strategic advisory firm dedicated to scientific, technical, and medical (STM)… Read More »
Elsevier unveils Health Library to accelerate patient education, engagement and outcomes via direct access to trusted content STM publisher Elsevier has launched a consumer-focused Health Library designed to engage patients by facilitating access to accurate, timely, easy-to-understand content on thousands of healthcare topics and issues. The digital library, developed by the Patient Engagement group in… Read More »