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eBook Briefs: News from Project Muse, Elsevier, Safari Books Online, and Ingram
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Libraries, News, Publishing
|+ Project MUSE Announces Special Introductory Offer Initiative for UPCC Book Collections + Elsevier Announces New 2012 Frontlist eBooks Collection on SciVerse ScienceDirect Available for Advance Purchase Additional Info Here. + Safari Books Online selects Ingram Content Group to expand its e-content library Education, technology, and business publishers worldwide can now expand the reach of […]
Elsevier Announces Winners of "Apps for Science" Challenge
Awards, Data Files, Elsevier, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News, Productivity, Resources
|Yesterday, we posted a list of the winning apps from the National Library of Medicine Software Development Challenge. Today, word from Elsevier that they’ve announced the winners of their “Apps for Science” contest. These apps utilize and were designed to enhance Elsevier’s SciVerse platform. Congratulations to the winning developers. Direct to Winning Apps From an […]
1. EBSCO Discovery Service Expands German Content with the Addition of Social Sciences Information from SOFIS and SOLIS 2. EBSCONET ERM Essentials Made Even Better! 3. Elsevier Introduces SciVerse Scopus Alerts Individual 4. Elsevier and the University of Sydney Announce Prize Winners of 24-Hour Hackathon 5. ProQuest Unlocks New Paths for Research of Key African […]
This article appears in the September 2011 issue of Research Trends, published by Scopus (Elsevier). Title: “Heading for Success: or How Not to Title Your Paper” Author: Sarah Huggett From the Introduction: The title of a paper acts as a gateway to its content. It’s the first thing potential readers of the paper see, before […]
New York Times: "Internet Ruffles Pricey Scholarly Journals"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Jobs, Journal Articles, Libraries, Open Access, PLOS, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From a NY Times Article: Like newspapers and the music business, scholarly publishing has been drastically affected by the Internet. But the differences are as striking as the parallels. Unlike journalists, most academics are paid for research or teaching, not writing. Yet all academics need to publish their work — to share and validate their […]
A New CCC Podcast: A Conversation With Elsevier VP Rafael Sidi About Their Apps Ecosystem
Data Files, Elsevier, Management and Leadership, Podcasts, Publishing, Resources
|From a Beyond the Book Podcast Program Blurb: As publisher of nearly 2,000 journals spanning the scientific, technical and medical (STM) communities, Elsevier serves more than 30 million scientists, students, and health and information professionals worldwide. In 2011, however, Elsevier’s customers are also its collaborators, thanks to a revolutionary view of application development. “We don’t […]
From Elsevier: The Gray’s Anatomy for Students App provides access to a clinically-oriented, student-friendly textbook for human anatomy. Beginning with a general chapter on the body, students are introduced to the anatomical terminology, positioning, medical imaging and overview of body systems. The content then progresses through the body in a logical manner, building on the […]
Info Industry Briefs from EBSCO, Boopsie, Serial Solutions, Macmillan, Lyrasis, and Portico
Digital Preservation, EBSCO, Elsevier, Management and Leadership, Publishing
|EBSCO and Elsevier Reach Agreement to Provide Full-Text Searching of All SciVerse ScienceDirect Journals & eBooks Boopsie Announces One-Click Access to OverDrive eBook Collection Serials Solutions Announces Development of New Web-Scale Management Solution LYRASIS Technology Services announces Discovery and Delivery Software expansion Milestones: One Thousand bX Customers: A Tribute to the Value of the Scholarly […]
From an Announcement: The new discipline-specific, three-pane article design sets a new standard for both the presentation and the content of the scientific article. The prototypes, available in seven disciplines, are based on feedback from researchers with whom Elsevier cooperated throughout the development of the Article of the Future format. The improved format will begin […]
New: Elsevier Enriches Online Articles with Google Maps
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Elsevier, Maps, Publishing
|From Elsevier: Elsevier announced today that Google Maps functionality is now available in its journals. This new feature enriches online articles on SciVerse ScienceDirect with interactive maps, adapting to the needs of various scientific disciplines to visualize and interact with the author’s geographic data. Elsevier is one of the first publishers to introduce Google Maps […]