BioMed Central launches open data movement for increased access to research data - September 3, 2010
Open access journal BMC Research Notes has announced that it has commissioned a large, ongoing collection of educational articles which outline procedures for sharing data that enable the data to be readily re-used by others. The initiative is seen to provide researchers with best practice guidance for exposing their 'dark… Read More
AMIA launches health informatics partnership - September 3, 2010
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), a US-based association for informatics professionals, has launched a non-profit, wholly owned subsidiary organisation called the Global Health Informatics Partnership (GHIP). GHIP will serve as an international center for collaborative initiatives on health informatics. With operational support from AMIA, GHIP… Read More
200 millionth bibliographic record added to WorldCat - September 3, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC has announced that the Bibliothèque nationale de France has added the 200 millionth bibliographic record to the WorldCat database. The 200 millionth record was added to WorldCat on August 27, 2010, one day after the 39th anniversary of the launching of the OCLC… Read More
NBER content now available through EBSCO Discovery Service - September 3, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) customers will now have access to content from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - expanding the list of information accessible from within the discovery service. As a result of… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - September 3, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Pharmacy Times unveils iPad edition - September 3, 2010
Pharmacy Times, a monthly journal for pharmacists, has announced that it has become the pharmacy industry's first publication designed for the iPad. Featuring the latest pharmacy coverage from its summer issue and an exclusive selection of new multimedia content, the Pharmacy Times iPad edition is available… Read More
