JSTOR to be merged with non-profit organisation Ithaka - January 28, 2009
JSTOR, an online archive of scholarly publications, has announced its merger with Ithaka, a provider of research, strategic and administrative services to non-profit projects. The move is seen to unite two pioneering entities focused on helping the scholarly community take advantage of rapidly advancing information technologies.… Read More
OCLC launches WorldCat Mobile pilot - January 28, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has launched a pilot programme to make collections from libraries visible through mobile devices. The WorldCat Mobile pilot allows users to search for and find books and other materials available in libraries near them through a… Read More
Elsevier unveils new workflow solution for synthetic chemists - January 28, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has introduced Reaxys, a new workflow solution for synthetic chemists. Reaxys is based on data from Elsevier's chemistry databases merged together to provide harmonised content, additional functionalities and a redesigned interface to help improve R&D efficiency. The databases include CrossFire Beilstein, CrossFire… Read More
ProQuest launches free search widgets for products on its Illumina platform - January 28, 2009
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, has launched free search widgets for products on its CSA Illumina platform, including a widget for its CSA Illustrata product line. The CSA Illumina and CSA Illustrata Search Widgets - portable search boxes - allow instant searching of these acclaimed… Read More
EBSCO Publishing acquires Salem Press - January 28, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, a division of EBSCO Industries, Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of US-based publisher Salem Press. This a natural extension of a longtime relationship as Salem Press content has been a mainstay in EBSCO database offerings for many years, including… Read More
SAGE and International Society for Research on Emotion launch new journal - January 28, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a new journal - Emotion Review (http://emr.sagepub.com). James A. Russell and Lisa Feldman Barrett of Boston College will serve as Editors-in-chief of the journal. Published in association with the International Society for Research on… Read More
