(25 April 2014) The Japan News is reporting that the Diet has enacted a bill to revise the copyright law to recognize publishing rights for electronic books. Reportedly, rights holders will be able to file suits to stop pirated digital books from being distributed on the Internet. The Japan News has the story.
(16 April 2014, New York, NY) Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung, who has played a leading role in keeping books and literary life alive in Myanmar under an authoritarian regime, has been chosen as the 2014 recipient of the “Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award.” The award is given annually by the Association of American…
(22 April 2014) Elsevier will move its new eBooks to EPUB3, becoming the first major STM publisher to commit to the latest, most advanced eBook format available. By moving to EPUB3, Elsevier’s eBooks will be able to take advantage of the format’s ability to provide multi-media and interactive experiences within eBooks. Elsevier currently publishes more…
(14 April 2014, Almaty, Kazakhstan) Elsevier has signed a license agreement with the National Center for Scientific and Technical Information (NCSTI) to make key Elsevier resources available to the entire Kazakhstani research community. The agreement, signed on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Education, provides more than 400 Kazakhstani academic and research institutions with…
(10 April 2014, Seattle, Business Wire) Amazon.com today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire comiXology, the company that revolutionized the digital comics reading experience with their immersive Guided View technology and makes discovering, buying, and reading comic books and graphic novels easier and more fun than ever before. “ComiXology’s mission is to…
(4 April 2014) Nature Partner Journals is a new series of online open access journals, published in collaboration with world-renowned international partners. Partners currently include the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Science Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, and the International Primary Care Respiratory Group. The announcement is here.
(31 March 2014) The purpose of this new journal is to provide distinctive reviews across the range of topics in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management, and Organizational Behavior, summarizing significant developments in the field. This new journal results from growing coverage of these topics within the Annual Review of Psychology—one of the highest…
(27 March 2014, Amsterdam) Elsevier’s Scopus has launched its Cited References Expansion Program to include cited references in its database going back to 1970 for pre-1996 content. In addition to increasing the depth of Scopus’ scholarly content, including cited references for pre-1996 content will make citation data more accurate, therefore expanding the ability for users…
(19 March 2014) The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide and disseminate scientific information. This strategic alliance will allow 160 KESLI (Korean Electronic Site License Initiative) members in South Korea to benefit from perpetual access to…
(March 2014, Stuttgart) With the latest release 4.0 of Science of Synthesis (SOS), Thieme adds numerous new features to its acclaimed critical review of synthetic methodology. This includes the Reference Library, enriched search functionalities, a new, user-friendly interface, as well as customization options. Read about it here.
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