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OUP and Unbound Medicine launch PDA version of popular medical handbook - 13 Aug 2007 Knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, and Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, have announced a partnership with the release of the new 7th edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine on the Unbound Platform. Medical students and residents can now consult the handbook at the point of need using a personal digital assistant (PDA) or the Internet via computer or wireless device.
Since the publication of the first edition in 1985, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine has become the one of the most popular medical pocket reference, selling over a million copies. The book is supported on Palm, Pocket PC, and all Windows Mobile platforms. Wireless implementation is certified for iPhone, Palm OS 5 or later with Palm Browser v. 3.0 or higher, Windows Mobile OS with Internet explorer browser, and BlackBerry with the latest BlackBerry browser.
Unbound Medicine develops knowledge management systems for the healthcare sector. It's handheld, wireless and web-based technology platform and information architecture services help partners provide healthcare professionals with advanced systems for acquiring, managing and sharing knowledge.
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Thomson Scientific' new study analyses 10 years of Geology Research - 13 Aug 2007 Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has announced the results of a survey analysing citation patterns in the field of geology. The July /August issue of Science Watch analyses data from 224 journals and more than 150,000 papers published during the last decade to rank institutions, authors and journals based on total citations. Science Watch is a subscription newsletter that uses citation data from Thomson Scientific to provide rankings, interviews and reports on present day's most significant science.
The US Geological Survey garnered over 23,000 citations over the past decade, while NASA amassed more than 20,000 citations, making them the first and second most-cited, respectively. Out of the top 10 most highly cited institutions, six are located in the US, while institutions located in China, France, Russia and the UK round out the top-10 list, each having been cited more than 11,000 times.
The study also looked at the 25 most highly cited Geosciences authors over the past decade. Frank C. Hawthorne, a crystallography/mineralogy researcher from Canada's University of Manitoba, took top honors with 2,204 citations. Hawthorne is the only researcher to have been ranked in Science Watch's previous Geosciences report in 2001 and this current survey. The US topped the list of most-cited researchers with three researchers representing US based institutions. The UK took second place with two researchers, while Australia, Canada, France and Norway each had one researcher in the top 10.
Looking at Geosciences journals, Geophysical Research Letters topped the most-cited journals category by publishing over 13,000 papers and garnering more than 116,000 citations. This was followed by Geology with more than 42,000 citations and Journal of Hydrology with over 22,000.
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Bepress to acquire Digital Commons institutional repository from ProQuest - 13 Aug 2007 ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced an agreement to divest its Digital Commons institutional repository to publisher Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress). Post deal, bepress will be adding sales and marketing staff and augmenting its existing customer support and services in addition to the hosting and technology services that it has always provided Digital Commons customers.
With the notion that institutional repositories play an important role in the mission of academic libraries, ProQuest plans to offer tools that enhance, or are complementary with, institutional repositories.
Founded by academics in 1999, bepress is both a publisher of peer-reviewed e-journals and a software developer, having created a variety of tools to facilitate open access publication. The bepress Institutional Repository platform currently powers the eScholarship Repository of the University of California system as well as over 50 schools using Digital Commons.
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Nielsen launches specialised service for healthcare industry - 13 Aug 2007 Information and media firm Nielsen Company, US, has announced the launch of NielsenHealth, a specialised service that seeks to provide transparency, effectiveness and efficiency for clients seeking a better understanding of the healthcare consumer. The service will offer clients 'consumer centric' analytical tools to more effectively understand and address the attitudes, behaviours and needs of patients and physicians.
NielsenHealth is projected to help clients, like pharmaceutical and over-the-counter (OTC) manufacturers, drive greater efficiency and effectiveness in how they target, reach and communicate with patients, consumers and physicians. By integrating all health-related information from Nielsen, the service expects to provide breakthrough capabilities in such areas as trendspotting, segmentation, physician messaging and advertising effectiveness.
In addition, NielsenHealth seeks to address many unmet needs of the healthcare industry. These include a thorough understanding of how patients treat their conditions and manage their lifestyles, and how best to reach them; optimising resource allocation among physician detailing and Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) channels; new product launch forecasting; improved TV and online media targeting; tracking real time disease outbreak in the US; and measuring the impact of in-store clinics for drug retailers.
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ICIS Pricing Launches European Fatty Acids report - 13 Aug 2007 Pricing and market intelligence service provider ICIS Pricing, US, has announced the launch of its new price report for European Fatty Acids. The report has been developed in response to customer requests following the volatility in prices and strong demand in the oleochemical and biodiesel markets.
The European Fatty Acids report will include assessments of contract and spot tallow-based oleic and stearic acids in Europe. The report will also feature market intelligence and commentary of alternative vegetable-based product including palm oleic, soybean, coconut and rapeseed. The European version will complete the global coverage of fatty acids in Asia and the US markets.
ICIS Pricing is an independent pricing and market intelligence service from ICIS, part of Reed Business Information. It provides petrochemical and oil markets with reports published daily, weekly or monthly on more than 120 commodities.
CrossRef lowers back-file deposit fee - 13 Aug 2007 Publisher linking services provider CrossRef, US, has announced that it is lowering its fee for registration of back-file content. The company will now charge 12 cents per back-file record, as against the 17-cent fee that is has been charging for the past several years. This discount can be availed until the end of 2008.
The move comes as part of a larger push for CrossRef to expand its already impressive coverage of older research publications. Of the 28 million-plus Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) registered with CrossRef, over 400,000 point to resources published in the 17th, 18th, or 19th centuries. The Oldenburg Epistle Dedicatory, dating from 1665 and published in the first volume of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, is the earliest publication linkable via CrossRef DOI.
CrossRef will however continue to charge a $1 fee for registration of current content items, where 'current' refers to works published within the last three years. The company's various deposit fees have remained unchanged or been reduced for several years running. CrossRef registers nearly 15,000 content records each day.
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OCLC opens new office in Beijing - 13 Aug 2007 Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced the setting up of a new office in Beijing. With this move, OCLC seeks to better serve the growing information needs of libraries and other cultural heritage institutions in China and other parts of Asia.
The OCLC office is located in Zhong Guan Cun, the academic center of Beijing often called 'the Silicon Valley of China.' OCLC Chief Representative, Qiu Dongjiang, is joined by three other OCLC staff members in the Beijing office.
OCLC's relationship with libraries in the People's Republic of China began in 1986, when it introduced its CJK system for cataloging Chinese, Japanese and Korean materials. An OCLC Service Center was set up at Tsinghua University in 1996 and access to the OCLC FirstSearch online reference service was made available to nearly 100 academic institutions in China. In 2004, the CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System) consortium, under the leadership of Beijing University, began providing access to a NetLibrary eBook collection for 80 libraries in China.
In addition, OCLC has also been selected as the host site for the 4th China-US Library Conference scheduled from October 23-25 in Dublin. Last held at the Shanghai Library in 2005, this scholarly conference brings together leaders from libraries, museums and archives in China and the US for three days of presentations and meetings regarding cooperation among their institutions in China and the US.
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