Ex Libris’ scholarly recommender service now available in more library interfaces - June 28, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the bX scholarly recommender service is now available in even more library interfaces. Launched in May 2009 as an additional service for customers of the SFX OpenURL link resolver, bX is in use at more than… Read More
Elsevier names Dr. Mehar Manku as new Editor-In-Chief of Medical Hypotheses - June 28, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Dr. Mehar Manku has accepted the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal Medical Hypotheses. In this role Dr. Manku will lead a journal that constitutes a bridge between cutting-edge theory and the mainstream of medical and scientific communication. Dr.… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 28, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Philip Gibbs (Why do we still have the old system of peer review?); Joseph Esposito (Stage Five Book Publishing — How to Go Beyond “Sustainability” and Into “Viability”; Krishna Subramanian (Clash of the Titans: The Battle To Become The Mobile… Read More
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak now available - June 28, 2010
Knowledgespeak subscribers, on the move, can now access quality STM News of their choice any time any where with the all new SCOOPE service. SCOOPE is the only mobile application that allows subscribers to customise content. Advantage of SCOOPE - Newsletters are now downloadable into local memory and read at… Read More
RSC and IOP study finances of Chemistry and Physics departments in UK Universities - June 25, 2010
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Institute of Physics (IOP) have warned that science departments in UK universities will be beset by financial difficulties if adequate funding is not ensured. According to the two societies, the chemistry and physics departments in the UK have… Read More
VIVO utilising Scopus Custom Data - June 25, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that VIVO has begun a pilot project to evaluate the process by which Scopus Custom Data can be used to populate institutional VIVO instances. VIVO is a NIH-funded national initiative aimed at connecting scientists and fostering collaboration across academic institutions.… Read More
