Springer launches new Content Solutions for Industry - July 16, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has announced the release of Springer Content Solutions for Industry (www.springer.com/forindustry), which features customised collections of professional, scientific, technical and medical books, journals, reference works and protocols specifically organised for the needs of companies heavily active… Read More
Portico announces new digital preservation activities - July 16, 2008
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has introduced three expansions of its preservation work at its third annual Participants' Meeting, held during the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Portico is moving beyond e-journal preservation in response to preservation concerns expressed by libraries… Read More
WK Health launches Mobile Clin-eguide for ‘on the go’ clinical decision support - July 16, 2008
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, have announced that Mobile Clin-eguide, a version of the former's online clinical decision support tool powered by the Unbound Platform, is now available to IP-authenticated Clin-eguide subscribers for 'on… Read More
ScienceDirect reaches new milestone of nine million full-text articles download - July 16, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its online scientific research platform, ScienceDirect, has surpassed nine million full-text articles. Doubling its content in less than five years, ScienceDirect claims to be the largest and most extensive online STM research platform. Serving the evolving needs of the… Read More
Safari Books Online adds Manning Publications to digital library service - July 16, 2008
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced that books from Manning Publications are now available as part of the Safari Books Online digital library. The move is in response to frequent requests from current… Read More
Advanstar launches digital editions of healthcare titles - July 16, 2008
Media Company Advanstar Communications Inc., US, has launched digital editions of three of its health care titles. The titles - RN, Healthcare Traveler and LocumLife - join two other Advanstar health care titles, Drug Topics and Geriatrics, in offering readers instant access to an online version… Read More