Online Information 2011

September 27, 2011

Online Information 2011

29 November – 1 December

National Hall, Olympia, London

Online Information 2011 comprises a free to attend exhibition, a comprehensive seminar programme and a world-class international conference.

Covering Content Resources; ePublishing Solutions; Library Management; Content Management; Social media and Search Solutions, it

showcases the best and the latest in the information and information management arena and offers the chance to source new products, network with

industry peers from around the world and update your knowledge in presentations from industry experts.

There is much to interest those working in STM Information. The exhibition will host international suppliers of chemical, medical, health,

biosciences, patent, and pharmaceutical information, plus there is a free to attend seminar programme “STM Information in Focus” on the first day of the event

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Royal Swets & Zeitlinger celebrates 110th anniversary

September 27, 2011

Royal Swets & Zeitlinger proudly celebrates its 110th anniversary. Adriaan Swets and Heinrich Zeitlinger opened the doors to their business, a small bookshop in Amsterdam specialising in new and antiquarian scientific books, on September 26 1901. This was the same year as the first Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden, the birth of Walt Disney in America and the opening of the first Australian parliament.

Although Heinrich Zeitlinger left the business only a year later, his name continues to grace the company and over the subsequent decades Swets, as the company is more widely known, has grown to establish itself as a truly global organisation, with offices in over 25 countries. As the world’s leading information services company, Swets has played a leading role in transforming the acquisition, access, and management of print and electronic resources. The company remains fully committed to the development of innovative solutions that simplify the work of information professionals worldwide.

“Our longtime success has been dependent on listening to loyal customers and delivering services and solutions that address their evolving needs,” said Swets CEO, David Main. “While being immensely proud of our heritage, we look forward to unveiling several exciting projects at Swets both in the near future and in the years to come that are sure to keep us at the forefront of our dynamic industry. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the library and publishing communities at large for their continued support and trust in Swets.”

Swets takes pride in its ability to provide innovative and valuable solutions for the many challenges the industry has faced through the years. From managing print resources, to electronic, to ROI, to end user services, Swets has remained a reliable and trusted intermediary for its customers and publisher partners.

Swets will continue to maintain and improve its range of high quality services and solutions to customers and publishers. With a solid financial position and unparalleled competence and experience,Swets is sure to continue its successful role as the world’s leading information solutions provider.

Elsevier launches iPad Edition of the European Journal of Cancer

September 27, 2011

Elsevier, today announced the launch of the iPad edition of the European Journal of Cancer (EJC). Starting with the September 2011 issue, all 18 annual issues of theEJC will be available through the EJC App on the App Store. iPad editions feature the same high quality articles that are published in the print as well as online editions.

The EJC App includes published content from the highly popular EJC News and EJC News Focus, and offers readers the ability to customize the journal by selecting articles, tables, or figures to store and use later, as well as making notes on articles.

“We are proud that the EJC is the first European oncology journal to launch an iPad edition,” said Alexander Eggermont, Editor-in-Chief of the EJC. “It is important for our readers to have access to the journal whenever they need it. The iPad editions deliver theEJC to them in an easy to use format, straight to their device.”

The EJC App offers unprecedented portability to its readers, who can download the edition wirelessly. It is then available for reading and browsing offline, at times and in places where web access is not available. Of perhaps most significance, the journal can be read the same way on iPad as in print. The reader can flip pages forward and backward in the horizontal plane and scroll down vertically to read an individual article.

The EJC App is available for free from the App Store.

Dr Robert Parker appointed RSC chief executive

September 26, 2011

Dr Robert Parker has been appointed chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has acted as interim chief executive since March this year.

Dr Parker brings more than 25 years’ experience at the RSC to the role, having joined the organisation in 1985 as assistant editor. He joined the journal publishing division of the RSC when it was located in premises above a tailor’s shop in Savile Row, since which it relocated to Cambridge and expanded to become a renowned international publisher.

The RSC’s journal portfolio rose to 30 as published content almost trebled during Dr Parker’s tenure first as editorial director, before becoming managing director, publishing, in 2007.

Dr Parker said: “I am sincerely delighted and honoured to have been selected for this leadership role for the RSC, but it is not one that I have taken on lightly. There are many challenges facing the chemical sciences, and they come in many forms.”

He says the RSC’s strengths lie in tackling issues such as funding pressures on research, increasing student fees, challenges facing industry as a result of the increasing globalisation of chemistry, and potential changes in business models for scholarly publishing.

“Fortunately, through our growth in size and influence, the RSC is in a fantastic position to face the challenges ahead, not least through our large and committed body of members, many of whom do great things for the RSC and the chemical sciences on a voluntary basis. They are the absolute grass roots of what the RSC is and does.

“We have a terrific chance to turn challenges into opportunities, and that should be our aim.”

RSC President Professor David Phillips said: “We are extremely pleased to have made this appointment, and have every faith that under Robert’s leadership the RSC will continue to thrive and be successful long into the future.”

EBSCO Publishing expands eBook Collection with the release of new subject sets

September 26, 2011

(EBSCO) is announcing the release of 64 new eBook subject sets bringing the total number of subject sets to nearly 200. These additional subject sets reflect the rapid growth of EBSCO’s eBook collection offered to libraries in convenient collections grouped by subject matter.

Subject sets allow for quick and easy purchases in particular high-interest subject areas. Customer feedback played a large role in the development of some of the latest subject sets. Requests for particular subject areas prompted EBSCO to create many of the subject sets available in this September release. All of the subject sets were developed by a team of librarian collection development specialists.

Nine key collection areas were increased including: Arts & Humanities, Business, Information Technology, Medical, Personal Growth & General Education, Science & Technology, Social & Cultural Issues, Social Sciences and Vocational Education. The new subject sets provide an extensive array of subject matter including: American History, leadership & management, LGBT, social networking, nursing and teacher resources. A full list of the latest subject sets are available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/ebooks/subject-sets.

iPad to enjoy 73.4 percent of media tablet market, says Gartner report

September 26, 2011

Worldwide media tablet sales to end users are on pace to total 63.6 million units, a 261.4 percent increase from 2010 sales of 17.6 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. Media tablet sales will continue to experience strong growth through 2015 when sales are forecast to reach 326.3 million units.

Apple’s iPad is projected to account for 73.4 percent of worldwide media tablet sales in 2011, down from 83 percent share in 2010. Beyond Apple iOS and the Android operating system (OS), Gartner does not expect any other platforms to have more than 5 percent share of the tablet market in 2011.

“We expect Apple to maintain a market share lead throughout our forecast period by commanding more than 50 percent of the market until 2014,” Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner. “This is because Apple delivers a superior and unified user experience across its hardware, software and services. Unless competitors can respond with a similar approach, challenges to Apple’s position will be minimal. Apple had the foresight to create this market and in doing that planned for it as far as component supplies such as memory and screen. This allowed Apple to bring the iPad out at a very competitive price and no compromise in experience among the different models that offer storage and connectivity options.”

Android tablets are on pace to ship 11 million units in 2011 (see Table 1), accounting for 17.3 percent of media tablet sales. This is up only slightly from Android’s 2010 market share of 14.3 percent. Gartner’s forecast for the Android OS has been lowered by 28 percent from last quarter’s projection. The reduction would have been greater had it not been for the success of lower-end tablets in Asia, and the expectations around the launch of Amazon’s tablet.

“So far, Android’s appeal in the tablet market has been constrained by high prices, weak user interface and limited tablet applications” Ms. Milanesi said. “Google will address the fragmentation of Android across smartphone and tablet form factors within the next Android release, known as ‘Ice Cream Sandwich,’ which we expect to see in the fourth quarter of 2011. Android can count on strong support from key OEMs, has a sizeable developer community, and its smartphones application ecosystem is second only to Apple’s.”

Table 1
Worldwide Sales of Media Tablets to End Users by OS (Thousands of Units)

OS	2010	2011	2012	2015
Android	2,512	11,020	22,875	116,444
iOS	14,685	46,697	69,025	148,674
MeeGo	179	476	490	197
Microsoft	0	0	4,348	34,435
QNX	0	3,016	6,274	26,123
WebOS	0	2,053	0	0
Other Operating Systems	235	375	467	431
Total Market	17,610	63,637	103,479	326,304

Source: Gartner (September 2011)

Wiley-Blackwell Signs Open Access Agreements with Telethon Italy

September 23, 2011

Wiley-Blackwell, has signed open access funding agreements with three European research organizations: the Max Planck Society in Germany, the FWF Austrian Science Fund, and Telethon, one of the largest biomedical non-profit organizations in Italy. These agreements provide active financial support and a streamlined process for authors to ensure open access to their published research in Wiley-Blackwell journals.

Telethon and the FWF have open access policies, requiring published articles to be freely available online and funded research papers to be deposited in UK PubMed Central. Authors can comply with those policies when publishing in any Wiley Open Access journal or by choosing the Online Open option, which is available for many Wiley-Blackwell journals. Telethon and the FWF will pay open access publication charges for authors publishing in any participating Wiley-Blackwell journal, who are reporting original results of FWF or Telethon funded research. The Max Planck Society agreement applies only to funded research published in any Wiley Open Access journal.

All the agreements ensure that the article is made open access upon publication in Wiley Online Library, as well as being deposited to PubMedCentral (PMC) and mirrored to the UK version of PMC (UKPMC).

Lucia Monaco, Chief Scientific Officer, Telethon Italy, comments:
“As a charity funded by patients, we are excited about the opportunity to make the peer-reviewed, primary outputs of our research freely available to scientists, patients, donors and the general public through UKPMC. The agreement with Wiley-Blackwell will offer Telethon funded researchers a streamlined process to do so.”

Falk Reckling, Strategic Analyst, Austrian Science Fund (FWF), comments:
“The very idea of open access is widely accepted within the scientific community. Open access should not only be requested but should also be supported in practical ways by funding agencies. The agreement with Wiley-Blackwell is a significant step in this direction, as it provides our authors with more choice and easy access to funds. The FWF regards the agreement as an incentive for publishers to expand their offer of open access journals.”

Ralf Schimmer, Head of Scientific Information Provision, Max Planck Digital Library, comments:
“This agreement is a next step in our overall strategy to give optimal financial and administrative support for our researchers across the Max Planck Institutes in their attempt to find open access publishing outlets. Whenever a high-quality publisher such as Wiley-Blackwell makes a reasonable open access offering, we try to support this with our own infrastructure.”

Wiley-Blackwell has introduced a range of new payment options to enable academic and research institutions, funders, societies, and corporations to actively support their researchers and members who wish to publish under open access in the new Wiley Open Access journals and in Wiley-Blackwell journals with Online Open.

Reed Elfenbein Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing for Wiley- Blackwell comments:
“Wiley is committed to sustainable open access publishing and we are very pleased to have agreements with these prestigious organizations to support their authors who take advantage of our open access publishing program.”

American Psychological Association Launches PsycTHERAPY

September 23, 2011

The American Psychological Association (APA) announces the release of its new database, PsycTHERAPY. Designed for students, faculty, and seasoned professionals in psychotherapy and counseling, PsycTHERAPY is a database of therapy demonstration videos specifically developed to enable viewers to observe how therapists spontaneously employ different approaches and techniques in practice.

At launch, PsycTHERAPY’s more than 300 videos provide illustrative examples from nearly 100 of the most renowned therapists in North America at work with participants (including individuals, couples, and families) via different approaches with persons facing an array of psychological challenges. They demonstrate for viewers hands-on application of an extensive range of therapeutic techniques, extending from the most frequently practiced approaches to lesser-known models. Specific clinical topics and challenges (more than 200 in total that included the best hemp flower strains available online) featured in videos include many of the main issues dealt with in psychotherapy and counseling, including addiction, anxiety, depression, divorce, and health and relationship problems. The database reflects the full breadth of clinical practice in the variety of approaches and topics represented in its content. Additional content is scheduled to be added to PsycTHERAPY on a biannual basis.

“PsycTHERAPY captures master practitioners working in their element—the observation of this is invaluable for both students and professionals,” stated APA Publisher, Gary R. VandenBos, PhD. “When it comes to therapy, there are many different ways to achieve a desired result. PsycTHERAPY provides viewers the ability to observe the unique qualities each therapist brings to actually applying a given therapeutic approach in a clinical setting, including their successes and sometimes their near-misses in doing so,” he continued.

“APA has had a reputation of producing first-rate educational videos using unscripted therapy demonstrations since the mid-1990s—this same exceptionally high quality is extended to the video content in PsycTHERAPY,” remarked Julia Frank-McNeil, Senior Director of APA Books^®.

PsycTHERAPY is searchable in multiple ways. To ensure the most precise searching, each video is coded with index terms and metadata about the participants, the session content, and therapeutic approaches demonstrated. In addition, each video in PsycTHERAPY has a synchronized transcript, highlighting the content being spoken; users can skip to a desired section of the video by clicking on the corresponding text in the transcript. They can also create and customize short clips of specific techniques or demonstrations, which can be shared in turn with a class or smaller group or the user’s immediate institution. PsycTHERAPY is offered exclusively on the APA PsycNET^® platform, and the search is integrated into the APA PsycNET platform along with APA’s other leading database products.

PsycTHERAPY is available on an annual site license basis to higher education institutions on APA PsycNET. A free 30-day trial can be requested by those institutions wishing to preview the database. More information about PsycTHERAPY as well as trial registration is available at www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctherapy.

Bristol Uni introduces walking tour iPhone app for students

September 23, 2011

A new walking tour for the iPhone is set to help prospective students get to know a university virtually and help them settle in once they arrive – helping the institution meet its widening participation targets.

As part of its work to support open innovation, JISC funded the University of Bristol’s MyMobileBristol project in collaboration with Bristol City Council.

Mike Jones, senior developer in IT services research and development at the University of Bristol, said: “We are pleased that it has been so popular – the walking tour achieved 160 downloads from 21 countries in the first eight days of becoming available on the Apple iTunes website.”

The University plans to produce a printed version of the tour for people who can’t access the app, which is designed for iPads, iPhones and iPods.

Mark Newman, senior business analyst at Bristol City Council, said: “”The project to build a mobile website for central Bristol has helped forge greater links between Bristol City Council and Bristol University, created a great resource not only for all students studying in Bristol but visitors and the citizens of Bristol with a bonus of a fantastic Walking iPhones app.”

It integrates information from partner websites and provides users with time and location-sensitive data helping them to get around the campus and the city more effectively.

Simon Whittemore, JISC programme manager, said: “This project is an excellent example of a University working in partnership with an external organisation – in this case Bristol City Council – for a shared objective and new business opportunities. The demonstrator delivered is an innovative use of web and mobile technologies that has already brought new benefits to – students, staff and visitors to the University’’.

The code that the team used to design the software is now open source and other institutions have also been invited to a workshop to see how they could apply this to their own institutions.

The project is one of a series funded by JISC that challenged universities to use their ability to innovate to impact positively on their communities, working in partnership with outside organisations, by demonstrating the potential of integrated web services and online marketplaces.

The MyMobileBristol project also built a mobile website (http://m.bristol.ac.uk) optimised for smartphones to assist people in finding their way around the University precinct and giving them information about buildings and facilities in the University and the wider city.

Kindle Books Now Available at over 11,000 Local Libraries

September 23, 2011

Amazon.com today announced that Kindle and Kindle app customers can now borrow Kindle books from more than 11,000 local libraries in the United States. When a customer borrows a Kindle library book, they’ll have all of the unique features they love about Kindle books, including Whispersync, which automatically synchronizes their margin notes, highlights and bookmarks, real page numbers, Facebook and Twitter integration, and more. For more information about borrowing library books for your Kindle or free Kindle apps, go to www.amazon.com/kindle/publiclibraries. To start checking out Kindle library books, visit your local library’s website.

“Starting today, millions of Kindle customers can borrow Kindle books from their local libraries,” said Jay Marine, Director, Amazon Kindle. “Libraries are a critical part of our communities and we’re excited to be making Kindle books available at more than 11,000 local libraries around the country. We’re even doing a little extra here – normally, making margin notes in library books is a big no-no. But we’re fixing this by extending our Whispersync technology to library books, so your notes, highlights and bookmarks are always backed up and available the next time you check out the book or if you decide to buy the book.”

Customers will use their local library’s website to search for and select a book to borrow. Once they choose a book, customers can choose to “Send to Kindle” and will be redirected to Amazon.com to login to their Amazon.com account and the book will be delivered to the device they select via Wi-Fi, or can be transferred via USB. Customers can check out a Kindle book from their local library and start reading on any generation Kindle device or free Kindle app for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry or Windows Phone, as well as in their web browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.

“This is a welcome day for Kindle users in libraries everywhere and especially our Kindle users here at The Seattle Public Library,” said Marcellus Turner, city librarian for The Seattle Public Library. “We’re thrilled that Amazon is offering such a new approach to library ebooks that enhances the reader experience.”

When borrowing a Kindle book from their local library, customers can take advantage of all of the unique features of Kindle books, including:

Whispersync technology wirelessly sync your books, notes, highlights, and last page read across Kindle and free Kindle reading apps
Real Page Numbers let you easily reference passages with page numbers that correspond to actual print editions
Facebook and Twitter integration makes it easy to share favorite passages with your social networks
Popular Highlights show you what our community of millions of Kindle readers think are the most interesting passages in your books
Public Notes allow you to share your notes and see what others are saying about Kindle books

To start checking out Kindle library books, visit your local library’s website.

Thomson Reuters predicts Citation Laureates

September 23, 2011

With just two weeks until the recipients of some of the world’s most coveted research prizes are named, Thomson Reuters is releasing its picks for 2011 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates – researchers likely to be in contention for Nobel honors.

Each year, Thomson Reuters uses data from its research solution, Web of Knowledge^™, to quantitatively determine the most influential researchers in the Nobel categories of Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics. Based on a thorough review of citations to their works, the company names these high-impact researchers as Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates and predicts them to be Nobel Prize winners, either this year or in the near future.

Thomson Reuters is the only organization to use quantitative data to make annual predictions of Nobel Prize winners. Since 2002, 21 Citation Laureates have gone on to win Nobel Prizes.

“In the scientific community, citations, when analyzed and counted, can serve as another form of peer review,” said David Pendlebury, Citation Analyst, Research Services, Thomson Reuters. “The more cited a scientist is, the more well-respected the author tends to be amongst his or her peers, which can be a predictor of awards like the Nobel Prize. Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates are chosen through a thoughtful assessment of citation counts and high-impact papers as well as consideration of discoveries or themes that the Nobel Committee may deem worthy of recognition.”

The Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates typically rank among the top one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of researchers in their fields, based on citations of their published papers over the last two or three decades.

This year, 18 of the 24 Citation Laureates hail from American institutions; researchers from Austria, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and Japan also appear among the 2011 picks.

For detailed information about each of the Citation Laureates, including their areas of study, and to read about previously named Citation Laureates who are still in the running for a Nobel Prize, visit the Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates website at science.thomsonreuters.com/nobel/.

Netter’s Anatomy Atlas App for iPad now available on the App Store

September 23, 2011

Elsevier announced today the Netter’s Anatomy Atlas App for iPad is now available on the App Store. Based on the world-renowned medical artwork of Dr. Frank H. Netter, full-color anatomic illustrations allow users to personalize their atlas of over 500 illustrated plates so that they can focus on the need-to-know anatomy specific to a course or area of specialty and interest.

“Imagine carrying an interactive authoritative guide on human anatomy wherever you go that allows you to study, quiz yourself and take notes on the fly!” said John T. Hansen, PhD, Associate Dean and Professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center and lead Editor of the Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy, 5th edition. “No one does it better than Netter and his brilliant color illustrations literally ‘jump’ off the iPad screen with a luminescence that is unsurpassed. Test drive this App and you’ll open a whole new world of anatomical knowledge with just the tap or swipe of your finger tip.”

Features of the App include:

The ability to tap Muscle Info buttons to review attachments, innervations, actions, and blood supply;
Label quizzes to test memory of terminology;
A set of 50 anatomy questions from USMLEConsult.com to help prep for boards;
Customization of individual labels with on, off, and highlight settings;
“My Netter” bookmark and notes to organize and personalize studies;
Enhanced suite of quizzing and customization features to create an intuitive study guide;
Quick navigation of the illustration database by Searching (keyword or plate number), Browsing by Region or System, or Jumping to Related Plates to see alternate views.

“Elsevier is committed to supporting healthcare students and professionals by providing new, convenient and innovative ways to learn, review and practice medicine,” said Randy Charles the Managing Director of the Global Clinical Reference Group at Elsevier. “This exciting new Netter app is rooted in our deep customer insight research. The ability to access these world-famous Netter images in a non-linear fashion in the app, and to customize the user experience of the images, are aspects of functionality with strong market demand. ”

A video demo of the App can be viewed at www.us.elsevierhealth.com/NettersAnatomyAtlasApp Additionally, a free preview version of the App containing a 10-Plate sample from the 5th edition Atlas of Human Anatomy is available for download from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore.