New JISC report calls for British universities to become more radical in their use of new technology - June 24, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has commissioned a report according to which British universities will lose their leading international standing unless they become much more radical in their use of new technology. British universities occupy four of the top ten world rankings and the… Read More
BMJ Group ties up with Mobile IQ to provide point-of-care medical information - June 23, 2009
Healthcare publisher The BMJ Group, UK, recently announced the launch of a service that allows health professionals across the world to get on-the-spot access to expert opinion, guidelines and the latest clinical evidence on their mobile phone. This service is being made available at no… Read More
SMG partners with The Council on Competitiveness to launch State of Innovation summit - June 23, 2009
Science media company Seed Media Group (SMG), US, has announced a partnership with The Council on Competitiveness to launch The State of Innovation, a comprehensive programme examining the relationship between science, technology and business and how their convergence can spark a new climate of innovation in… Read More
Dear Subscribers - June 23, 2009
STM Publishers and other print/publishing Services and Support Tools providers can now use the all new K-Store platform to post information across three sections - a Jobs section, a virtual storefronts directory and a print/publishing Read More
Thomson Reuters announces plans to unify dual listed company structure - June 23, 2009
Thomson Reuters, a leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has announced plans to unify its dual listed company (DLC) structure. Under the initiative, the company plans to withdraw shares from the London Stock Exchange. The Thomson Reuters Board of Directors has unanimously determined… Read More
Class action evidence shows Elsevier staff consulted with Merck on Vioxx content - June 23, 2009
Staff at STM publisher Elsevier reportedly e-mailed pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck, asking it to select the content it wanted published about its anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx in the Elsevier journal Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine. This has been revealed by documents tendered to a US Federal… Read More
