University of Southampton pioneers open data revolution - March 8, 2011
The University of Southampton has released a range of non-personal data online as part of its pioneering commitment to the open data revolution. The recently launched data.southampton.ac.uk builds on the University's commitment to access by opening up a wide range of data for students to create… Read More
Emerald acquires Pier Professional Limited, expands social sciences journal collection - March 8, 2011
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced that it has acquired Pier Professional Limited, a UK-based publisher of health and social care journals. The acquisition, which expands Emerald's presence in the health and social care field by 23 journals, builds on Emerald's… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - March 8, 2011
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
Canadian universities group renews content pact with Elsevier SciVerse ScienceDirect - March 7, 2011
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has renewed its agreement for the Elsevier SciVerse ScienceDirect Freedom Collection for 2011-2014. The move is seen to provide university researchers and students across Canada with wide access to a vast collection of high-impact e-journals in… Read More
CRC Press’ CRCnetBASE platform reaches 1.5 million searches milestone in February 2011 - March 7, 2011
CRC Press, a US-based publisher of technical and scientific works, has announced that CRCnetBASE, its e-book platform, reached a milestone in February 2011 by recording nearly 1.5 million searches in a single month. The Atypon-powered CRCnetBASE platform was first launched in February 2010 with new… Read More
NCI renews site-wide licence for Ariadne’s Pathway Studio data mining software - March 7, 2011
Ariadne, a US-based provider of bioinformatics software, has announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has renewed its licence for Ariadne's Pathway Studio Enterprise software. Pathway, which includes the ResNet Mammalian database and Ariadne MedScan text processing technology for site-wide use, is an integrated data-mining and… Read More
