Elsevier announces beta launch of WiserWiki - January 31, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the beta launch of WiserWiki, a wiki that allows board-certified physicians to collaboratively contribute and update medical information online. The site, which is open to and viewable by the public, is seeded with content from The Textbook of Primary Care… Read More
Springer, OCUL agreement to provide member libraries with access to Springer eBook Collection - January 31, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has signed an agreement with the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). Under the deal, Springer will provide OCUL member libraries with the complete Springer eBook Collection, 2005 - 2008. All of the 20 universities in… Read More
MuseGlobal introduces information services, News Hound and Blog Hound - January 31, 2008
Metasearch technology provider MuseGlobal, Inc., US, has announced the release of two new products - News Hound and Blog Hound. Designed to aggregate, integrate, enrich and deliver comprehensive, current and relevant content to customers, the new products seek to fuse together a wide range of content… Read More
Latest version of InSight Publisher launched with improved submission linking capabilities - January 31, 2008
Regulatory software vendor Liquent, part of Thomson Scientific, US, has announced the availability of InSight Publisher 3.6. The latest version of InSight Publisher adds intuitive hyperlinking and cross-reference management to its enhanced functionality set. Launched in 2006, InSight Publisher seeks to enable pharmaceutical companies to create,… Read More
Institute of Physics Publishing introduces e-prints in IOPscience - January 31, 2008
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced the introduction of e-prints to its new journal service, IOPscience. E-prints are delivered seamlessly from eprintweb.org (based on Cornell University's arXiv.org) and are presented in a new tab alongside regular search results, providing a valuable… Read More
Allen Press journals to be accessible via SIMID SMILE - January 31, 2008
Healthcare information and education publisher Allen Press, US, has announced a strategic marketing and distribution agreement with SIMID S.M.I.L.E. (Scientific Medical Information Library Europe), a combination database and library of medical journals and books covering forty medical disciplines. Under the deal, Allen… Read More