Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 6, 2009
The seventh edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Roy Tennant (Library of Congress Releases Official Linked Data Site); Philip Davis (Paying for Open Access Publication Charges); Stevan Harnad (Conflicts of Interest in Open Access); and Steve Helyin (The World's Foremost Consultant on the Future of Publishing). A service… Read More
BMJ articles dating back to 169 years made available for free online - May 5, 2009
The BMJ Group, UK, has announced that every article published since the British Medical Journal's first issue in October 1840 is now freely available online from bmj.com. Eighteen of the BMJ Group's specialist journals - including Heart, Gut and Thorax - are also available. The archive… Read More
ACS announces forthcoming launch of Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters - May 5, 2009
The American Chemical Society has announced the forthcoming launch of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. Dr George C. Schatz, Morrison Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, will serve as the Editor-in-chief of the journal, the inaugural issue of which is planned for January 2010. Articles… Read More
American Psychological Association to implement plagiarism detection service from CrossRef - May 5, 2009
Publisher linking services provider CrossRef, US, has announced that the American Psychological Association (APA) will implement CrossCheck, the plagiarism screening service powered by iThenticate. The Association is the 50th participant to implement the plagiarism service. Launched in June 2008, CrossCheck is a cooperative service from CrossRef… Read More
Reed Construction Data launches BIM product, SmartBIM Spaces - May 5, 2009
Building information modeling (BIM) solutions provider Reed Construction Data, US, launched its latest BIM offering, SmartBIM Spaces, at the recently concluded AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Expo. Reed also demonstrated the benefits of its upcoming release, SmartBIM QTO, at the AIA convention. SmartBIM Spaces seeks… Read More
EBSCO Publishing offers free access to information on Swine Influenza - May 5, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, and editors of its clinical reference tool, DynaMed, are making DynaMed's latest information about Swine Influenza freely available to health care providers and institutions throughout the world. The DynaMed topic on Swine Influenza consolidates information from multiple sources for… Read More