Yahoo unveils advanced feature in search engine for quicker results - March 25, 2011
Internet portal services operator, Yahoo! Inc., US, has launched Yahoo Search Direct, a new feature that gives users answers to their questions without having to click on the search results. The product is similar to Google Instant, which automatically shows search results as people type their… Read More
NFAIS members invited to free webinar on Google Books Settlement ruling - March 25, 2011
Chris Kenneally, Director of Business development at the US' Copyright Clearance Center, has extended a free registration to all NFAIS (National Federation of Advanced Information Services) members to join him and copyright expert Lois Wasoff for a webinar. The webinar - on… Read More
Berlin 9 Open Access Conference to be held in Washington, DC - March 25, 2011
The ninth installment in the Berlin Open Access Conference Series, which convenes leaders in the science, humanities, research, funding, and policy communities around The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, will take place at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on November 9 and 10,… Read More
Accessible Archives content now available via WorldCat Local and TouchPoint services - March 25, 2011
Accessible Archives, Inc., an electronic publisher of primary source full-text historical databases, has signed an agreement with OCLC Online Computer Library Center. Under the deal, Accessible Archives' content will be now be available through the WorldCat Local and TouchPoint services, which provide… Read More
Targeted Media, Inc. names Informa Healthcare as content partner for ‘The Educated Patient’ series - March 25, 2011
Informa Healthcare Communications, UK, has announced that it has been selected by Targeted Media, Inc., a Time Inc. company, as content partner for 'The Educated Patient' series. Informa Healthcare Communications, a division of global publisher Informa Healthcare, produces educational content tailored to… Read More
2010 rankings of Asia-Pacific research institutions as per Nature Publishing Index released - March 25, 2011
Science journal Nature has published a supplement this week on the 2010 rankings of research institutions and countries in the Asia-Pacific based on the Nature Publishing Index, a measure of the output of research articles in Nature journals. This was announced by Nature Editor-in-Chief Philip Campbell. The rankings in… Read More
