American Chemical Society upgrades professional network site - August 3, 2010
The American Chemical Society has announced upgrades to its professional network site, ACS Network. The ACS Network was designed for scientists by scientists. With thousands of members worldwide, it claims to be the destination of choice for chemists and scientists to connect, communicate and collaborate online.… Read More
ARL publishes Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317 - August 3, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317, which examines exhibits, events, instruction, and other activities that are targeted to engage students, faculty, and other scholars/researchers with special collections for research and education. Further, it investigates who… Read More
Bournemouth University selects EBSCO Discovery Service as its discovery solution - August 3, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Bournemouth University has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery solution, bringing a single search box to the library collection. Bournemouth selected EDS after a detailed review of the service, determining that it met… Read More
Equalis joins Scilab Consortium - August 3, 2010
Equalis, an on-line destination for the mathematics community, has announced that it has partnered with Scilab, the open source reference for numerical computation, and has joined the Scilab Consortium. This partnership will provide Scilab users with direct access to the Equalis expert math community to connect… Read More
Skeletal Muscle journal now accepting submissions - August 3, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that Skeletal Muscle, a new open access journal that focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying the biology of skeletal muscle, is now accepting submissions. The journal is overseen by Editors-in-Chief Kevin P. Campbell (University of Iowa), David J.… Read More
No increase in subscription prices for IET Journals in 2011 - August 3, 2010
The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) has announced that prices for IET Journals online subscriptions for 2011 will be frozen at the 2010 level. Current Online customers, or those switching to online from Print or Combined subscriptions can expect more value from IET Journals for… Read More
