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Issue 2011-31 (July 29 – August 4, 2011)
STM NEW TOPICS
ALLIANCES, PARTNERSHIPS & CONSOLIDATIONS (6)
NEW RELEASE – JOURNALS / PRODUCTS / SERVICES (10)
RESULTS / FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH REPORTS (3)
BUSINESS STRATEGY / RESTRUCTURING / MANAGEMENT (1)
PUBLIC ACCESS (1)
EVENTS AND CONFERENCES (2)
AWARDS, CERTIFICATION AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS (1)
NEW APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (2)
CITATION STATISTICS / ANALYSES / ENHANCEMENTS (2)
GRANTS AND OTHER RESEARCH FUNDING (1)
SEARCH TECHNOLOGIES (4)
COLLABORATIVE CONTENT / WEB 2.0 / SOCIAL NETWORKING (1)
LIBRARY - MANAGEMENT / DIGITIZATION / AUTOMATION (4)
MULTI-CHANNEL PUBLISHING / INNOVATIVE E-PUBLISHING SERVICES / NEW CONTENT FORMATS (5)
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS (2)
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NEWS IN DETAIL
ALLIANCES, PARTNERSHIPS & CONSOLIDATIONS
Springer acquires Asia Europe Journal from Asia-Europe Foundation
STM publisher Springer has acquired the Asia Europe Journal from the Asia-Europe Foundation
(ASEF). The ASEF has transferred the copyright of the journal to Springer. The Foundation will no
longer be associated with the journal.
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McMaster University partners with DynaMed to identify practice-changing evidence across
medical disciplines
McMaster University's Health Information Research Unit and DynaMed from EBSCO Publishing have
partnered to help physicians understand the scope of the medical research being published every
day. The agreement seeks to provide physicians with the information they need to know - the best
available evidence - when and where they need it most - at the point of care.
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McGraw-Hill Education's CINCH Science programme selected by Texas State Board of Education
for state-wide use
The Texas State Board of Education has voted to make McGraw-Hill Education's CINCH Science
programme available state-wide for use in Grades 5-12. The decision comes as the state works to
find affordable digital solutions that meet its latest educational standards and prepare students for
new state assessments.
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SAGE acquires Learning Matters
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of UK independent publisher Learning
Matters. The sale was announced jointly by Learning Matters founder and Managing Director
Jonathan Harris, and Ziyad Marar, Global Publishing Director, SAGE.
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Springer set to publish official journal of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
STM publisher Springer has announced that it will publish the Chinese Journal of Mechanical
Engineering (CJME), starting January 2012. The journal joins Springer's Chinese Library of Science, a
collection of more than 90 China-based international research journals available at
www.springerlink.com.
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BMJ Group in deal with German hospitals to support better patient care
Medical publisher the BMJ Group has announced an agreement with Asklepios Clinics Hamburg to
provide fully integrated access to Best Practice for daily use across all their Hamburg hospitals. Best
Practice is an online decision support tool designed to help practitioners, patients, students and
researchers.
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NEW RELEASE – JOURNALS / PRODUCTS / SERVICES
RLUK unveils journal subscription analysis tool for members
RLUK has announced that at a recent workshop for members it unveiled a journal subscription
model that allows members to analyse the value-for-money of publisher packages. Members can also
determine whether there would be cost savings to be made from moving back to title-by-title
purchasing.
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Pubget revamps Pubget.com
Pubget Inc has announced the launch of the latest version of Pubget.com, the search engine for life
science PDFs. Pubget.com beta was created to eliminate the roadblocks faced by ten million
researchers in their daily search for life science literature.
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New IEEE standard offers directions for preparing design criteria documents for transmission
lines
IEEE has announced that IEEE 1724 - Guide for the Preparation of a Transmission Line Design Criteria
Document - has been approved and published. In addition, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA)
Standards Board has approved a project to revise an existing standard on improving transmission
lines' lightning performance.
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Elsevier introduces new interactive feature on SciVerse ScienceDirect to enrich content of
articles
STM publisher Elsevier has introduced Genome Viewer, a new interactive feature on SciVerse
ScienceDirect for applicable life sciences journals. The Genome Viewer is a SciVerse application
that displays detailed gene or genomic sequence information on the genes mentioned in an article.
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Thieme Publishing Group announces version 3.5 of Pharmaceutical Substances
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group has announced that Pharmaceutical Substances version 3.5
is now available. Compiled by renowned scientists, this comprehensive reference guide to every
significant pharmaceutical compound contains syntheses, patents and applications of all FDA
approved active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
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Cell Press announces January 2012 launch of new OA journal - Cell Reports
Cell Press has announced the launch of its latest journal, Cell Reports, which will publish its first
issue in January 2012. The journal is the first open-access online-only journal from Cell Press.
Boyana Konforti will serve as the Editor of the journal.
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Gale announces enhancements to Gale PowerSearch
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced enhancements to Gale PowerSearch. Based on user
feedback, Gale has added a multitude of new features, including search assist, enhanced results
lists, language customisability, expanded content and enhanced subject and publication search
options.
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Oxford University Press and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society launch new infectious diseases
journal
Academic publisher Oxford University Press will partner with the Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Society to publish the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS). The journal will
be edited by Dr. Theoklis E. Zaoutis, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia.
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The Hearing Journal Directory now available online
The Hearing Journal, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, has announced that it now offers
audiology professionals fast and easy access to up-to-date and comprehensive hearing industry
information. The leading source of information on the global hearing industry is available
exclusively online at The Hearing Journal Directory.
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Elsevier announces new release of Codifa for Italian professionals to take better decisions
STM publisher Elsevier has announced a new release of Codifa, an easy to use and powerful online
point of care drug information platform serving Italian healthcare providers. This project is part of
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Elsevier's continuous efforts to offer most qualified and relevant international contents to its local
or multi-language clinical products in Europe.
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RESULTS / FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH REPORTS
Android tablets to surpass iPad sales by 2016, estimates Informa Research
Informa Research Services has predicted that tablet computers running Google's Android software
will compete with Apple's iPad and surpass it in 2016. According to Informa, Apple's current 75
percent market share is expected to fall to 39 percent in 2015.
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JISC announces support for govt. recommendations for peer review process changes
The JISC has announced its support for the recently recommended improvements to the way
scientific papers are checked before they are published. The recommendations came out of a House
of Commons Science and Technology Committee report that also urged that reviewers have formal
training.
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Apple, Google gaining leadership in mobile apps and platform, says study
Appcelerator and IDC have announced results from a joint survey of 2,012 Appcelerator developers
around the world. The analysis shows that Apple and Google are accelerating their lead in mobile by
redefining mobile app engagement, loyalty and cloud connectivity through their new Google+ and
iCloud offerings.
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BUSINESS STRATEGY / RESTRUCTURING / MANAGEMENT
Scientific journals subscription renewals boost Reed Elsevier first-half profit
Reed Elsevier has reportedly posted better than expected first-half results after seeing a renewal in
subscriptions to its scientific and health publications. The company's pre-tax profit rose 6 percent to
£662 million compared with a year ago, but revenues fell 3 percent to £2.9 billion.
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PUBLIC ACCESS
Springer and Beijing Normal University launch new OA journal - International Journal of Disaster
Risk Science
STM publisher Springer and the Beijing Normal University have announced the launch of the
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (IJDRS). As a fully sponsored open access journal, it
will be included in the SpringerOpen portfolio, available on Springer's online platform SpringerLink.
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EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
Frankfurt Academy to hold conference on metadata strategies
The Frankfurt Book Fair will host a conference on metadata - MetaData Perspectives 2011 - on
October 13 as part of its new 'mind network', the Frankfurt Academy. Industry experts will guide the
participants through the process of creating appropriate metadata in a series of practical sessions.
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Programme for Berlin 9 Open Access meeting announced
The programme for the international Berlin 9 Open Access meeting has been announced by the
organising coalition. Focusing on the impact of Open Access in research and scholarship, the event
will take place at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, MD, on November 9 and 10,
2011.
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AWARDS, CERTIFICATION AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
CAB Thesaurus grows 40 percent in one year to include 137,000 terms
Life sciences publisher CABI has announced that the CAB Thesaurus has had its biggest update in 30
years. It has reportedly grown 40 percent in just one year and now includes nearly 137,000 terms.
Additions include 10,000 nematode species mentioned in CABI online databases.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
ITHAKA appoints Kate Wittenberg as Managing Director of Portico
ITHAKA has announced the appointment of Kate Wittenberg as the new Managing Director of
Portico, effective September 1. Wittenberg brings a deep understanding of issues at the intersection
of digital technologies, academic libraries, and scholarly publishing to Portico.
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Dr. Fadlo Khuri named Editor in Chief of American Cancer Society journal, Cancer
Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has announced the appointment of
Dr. Fadlo Khuri as the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Dr. Khuri will begin his term on September
1, 2011. He succeeds Dr. Raphael E. Pollock, who leaves the position after 11 years of service.
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CITATION STATISTICS / ANALYSES / ENHANCEMENTS
BioMed Central journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy tracked by Thomson Reuters
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that its journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy
is expected to receive its first Impact Factor in June 2012. The journal has been accepted for
tracking by Thomson Reuters.
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Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology reports increased impact factor
The Society of Interventional Radiology has announced that its flagship publication the Journal of
Vascular and Interventional Radiology's impact factor increased nearly 15 percent in 2010. A
monthly peer-reviewed flagship publication, JVIR earned an impact factor of 2.064.
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GRANTS AND OTHER RESEARCH FUNDING
Digital Science launches new funding programme to encourage innovation
Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd., unveiled its Catalyst Prize, an initiative to
support innovators who wish to develop new software tools or technologies for scientific research.
The programme will provide a series of awards up to £15,000 each (about $24,000) to the most
promising ideas for novel uses of information technology in science.
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SEARCH TECHNOLOGIES
Industry Reports from IBISWorld now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing has announced that industry reports from
IBISWorld will now be searchable via the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The agreement between
EBSCO and IBISWorld will allow metadata for industry research reports to be added to the Base
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Index of EDS.
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Kyushu University in Fukuoka selects Summon web-scale discovery service
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries, has announced that Kyushu
University in Fukuoka, Japan, has adopted the Summon web-scale discovery service. The Summon
service will provide Kyushu's users a single search point for discovery across library resources.
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University of Maryland University College selects EBSCO Discovery Service
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has announced that the University
of Maryland University College (UMUC) has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery
service. UMUC is a part of the 16-library University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions.
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Six more institutions in Italy opt for Primo discovery and delivery solution
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Italian Primo
community is continuing its expansion, with the addition of six institutions. These institutions have
opted for locally hosted or cloud-based implementations of the Primo discovery and delivery
solution.
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COLLABORATIVE CONTENT / WEB 2.0 / SOCIAL NETWORKING
Allen Press launches mailing and distribution blog, MailBlogx
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc. has announced the launch of a new blog called
MailBlogx, a mailing and distribution resource for scholarly and special interest publishers. MailBlogx
can be found at http://allenpresspostal.wordpress.com.
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LIBRARY - MANAGEMENT / DIGITIZATION / AUTOMATION
New prototype from OCLC Research - WorldCat Identities Network
OCLC Research has announced that the WorldCat Identities Network gives users the opportunity to
visually explore the interconnectivity and relationships between WorldCat Identities. WorldCat
Identities is a service that provides personal, corporate and subject-based identities based on
information in WorldCat.
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IBM develops full-text digitisation system for Japan's National Diet Library
IBM has announced that it is helping the National Diet Library of Japan - the country's only national
library - digitise its literary artefacts on a massive scale. The aim is to make them widely available
and searchable online by all information seekers.
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NISO recommended practice on test modes for SUSHI servers for trial use
The National Information Standards Organization has announced the availability of the
recommended practice providing a Test Mode for SUSHI Servers for a trial use period ending January
31, 2012. The SUSHI Protocol is a NISO standard that automates the retrieval of COUNTER usage
statistics by libraries.
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New e-book collection on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder from ebrary
E-books and research technology provider ebrary has announced the availability of a new e-book
collection on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The perpetual archive package includes 40
current titles from renowned publishers such as Wiley, Springer, and Taylor & Francis.
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MULTI-CHANNEL PUBLISHING / INNOVATIVE E-PUBLISHING SERVICES / NEW CONTENT FORMATS
Reed Construction Data releases first mobile offering - SmartSpecs Mobile
Construction information provider Reed Construction Data (RCD) has announced the release of
SmartSpecs Mobile, giving SmartSpecs customers the ability to access targeted construction project
leads from any smartphone. SmartSpecs Mobile is RCD's first mobile offering, providing
manufacturers with the information they need, in the format they want.
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RSNA launches full-text journal applications and mobile-optimised websites for Radiology and
RadioGraphics
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), in conjunction with HighWire Press, has created
full-text, universal mobile applications for the Radiology and RadioGraphics journals. The
applications are compatible with the iPad and iPhone devices and are available for download at the
iTunes app store.
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Elsevier announces Gray's Anatomy for Students app for the iPad
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that its new Gray's Anatomy for Students App, for iPad, is now
available on the App Store. The app includes content from Gray's Anatomy for Students, Second
Edition.
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AIP releases new app for authors and reviewers
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has announced the release of its
new app, iPeerReview. The new app allows authors and reviewers to use their iPhone, iPad, and
iPod touch devices to access a broad range of information on papers submitted to any of AIP's
journals in Peer X-Press.
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New York University College of Dentistry selects Ingram's VitalSource for digital learning
curriculum
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., part of Ingram Content Group Inc, has announced that New York
University's College of Dentistry has selected Vital Source for its innovative digital learning
curriculum. Working together for a decade, the university has renewed its relationship with Vital
Source for a new contract period.
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REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS
RSC responds to UK Science and Technology Committee report on peer review
Dr. James Milne of RSC Publishing has responded to the UK Parliament's Science and Technology
Committee report on peer review. Dr. Milne said that while research has to be scientifically sound,
there is also a need to include assessment of factors such as novelty and integrity.
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JISC welcomes UK government's endorsement of Hargreaves report on IP
The JISC has welcomed the UK government's decision to endorse all the recommendations made by
Prof. Ian Hargreaves outlined within his independent review of Intellectual Property and Growth.
JISC submitted an evidence-based response to the consultation and crucial recommendations have
been included.
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