informa Healthcare to publish Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, second edition - June 10, 2008
Pharmaceutical science and toxicology publisher informa Healthcare, UK, has announced that it is set to publish the Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, second edition. Unparalleled in its scope, this 4-volume second edition strengthens an already strong emphasis on subjects integral to tissue engineering including bioreactors,… Read More
Research and Markets adds International Journal of Multiphysics to their offering - June 10, 2008
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of The International Journal of Multiphysics to their offering. The journal will publish peer-reviewed original research articles, review papers and communications in the broadly defined field of Multiphysics. Multiphysics analysis has been… Read More
Reprints Desk launches Order Filtering service for unmediated document delivery - June 10, 2008
Reprints Desk, a US-based content re-purposing company focused on medical and scientific publishing, has announced the launch of the Order Filtering feature. The service, in combination with open URL link-outs and single sign-on functionality, is projected to enable customers to optimise the content resources they have… Read More
New approaches to scholarly communication take centre stage in ARL Bimonthly Report - June 10, 2008
New approaches to scholarly communication are featured in the June 2008 issue of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Bimonthly Report, no. 258. In the lead article, Duke University Scholarly Communications Officer Kevin L. Smith offers pragmatic strategies that authors and their institutions can use to… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - June 10, 2008
Knowledgespeak is planning to atomise its content. A preliminary but significant initiative has already been taken in this direction. For an internationally esteemed association, we have repackaged and categorised our news under various topics to suit the information needs of its members. We are exploring other possibilities of bringing a… Read More
Portico and Ithaka release results of Digital Preservation Survey of US library directors - June 9, 2008
In September 2005, library directors from 17 universities and colleges met to discuss the current state of electronic journal preservation and endorsed a statement calling for 'Urgent Action' to preserve scholarly e-journals. Over two years later in January 2008, Portico and Ithaka invited 1,371 library directors… Read More
