Emerald announces new title – South Asian Journal of Global Business Research - July 20, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced the 2012 launch of the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, further strengthening its publishing output in South Asia. The new publication will be the first international journal focusing exclusively on the world's… Read More
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak now available - July 20, 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
Google acquires Metaweb to improve search - July 19, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc. has acquired Metaweb, a company that maintains an open database of people, places, and things called Freebase. Google will integrate this information into its search algorithms. This is expected to further boost Google's ability to accept search queries, and to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer China announces new initiatives to maximise value for customers in China - July 19, 2010
Wolters Kluwer China, part of global information services company Wolters Kluwer, has announced the launch of the new version of CCH CHINA STAFF Journal and of its Chinese-language corporate website. The initiatives are part of the company's efforts to maximise value for customers in China. Published… Read More
BMJ, Lancet criticise British govt. plans to reorganise NHS - July 19, 2010
British medical journals The BMJ and The Lancet have criticised UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's plans for the reorganisation of the NHS. The government has admitted that £1.7 billion had been set aside to fund the changes in the first year. Both Lancet and BMJ have published separate editorials criticising… Read More
ARL, ALA and EDUCAUSE file comments in support of the FCC’s ‘Third Way’ - July 19, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined the American Library Association (ALA) and EDUCAUSE in voicing support for the FCC's Notice of Inquiry (NOI) proposing a 'third way' forward on the difficult question of regulatory authority over broadband Internet access service. Libraries, librarians, higher education… Read More
