Dialog launches new search service – ProQuest Dialog service - August 25, 2010
Online information services provider Dialog, part of the ProQuest family of brands, has launched the first release of the ProQuest Dialog service. The new service is seen to be an important milestone toward unifying Dialog and DataStar while simplifying access and searching of their breadth of… Read More
Springer re-launches online platform SpringerLink - August 25, 2010
STM publisher Springer has re-launched its online platform SpringerLink (www.SpringerLink.com), which hosts nearly five million documents, including eBooks, journals and reference works. The redesigned site has a new and fresh concept that includes semantic linking and connects related content across eBooks and… Read More
Bowker releases 2009 report on US book buyers demographics - August 25, 2010
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, a business unit of ProQuest, has released its 2009 US Book Consumer Demographics and Buying Behaviors Annual Report. The report seeks to provide the US book industry with complete consumer-based research on who buys books and why. The 2009 Annual Report… Read More
Thomson Pharma to serve key commercialisation and business development needs of MRCF members - August 25, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) has chosen Thomson Pharma, to serve the key commercialisation and business development needs of its 27 members. Thomson Pharma claims to be the largest and most comprehensive database of critical pharmaceutical… Read More
OCLC Research to host Global Books Webinar on September 16 - August 25, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that it will host the Global Books Webinar on September 16, 2010, at 12 pm EDT. Post-Doctoral researcher Timothy J. Dickey will present an overview of an OCLC Research data mining project that looks at WorldCat data to… Read More
Chadron State College selects EBSCO Discovery Service to boost information literacy goals - August 25, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that Chadron State College has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as part of its overall goal to improve information literacy. The college was looking to wean students off typical search engines while encouraging students to access valuable… Read More
