Gale redesigns user interface for Gale Virtual Reference Library - December 6, 2011
Gale, a publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses and part of Cengage Learning, has announced a totally redesigned user interface for Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), its online ebook platform. After extensive user analysis and market feedback, the interface has been… Read More
WK Health acquires India-based OA STM publisher, Medknow - December 6, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has acquired open access publisher Medknow Pvt Ltd. The acquisition expands Wolters Kluwer Health's Medical Research business' presence in key developing markets and supports its strategy to increase locally written content and incorporate more open access platforms… Read More
Nature Publishing Group announces partnership with Antibodypedia - December 6, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced a partnership with Antibodypedia. An online searchable database, Antibodypedia links publicly available antibodies with data demonstrating their efficacy and published studies in which they have been used. A new website for Antibodypedia is live at Read More
OCLC unveils OCLC WorldShare platform for libraries to share apps - December 6, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, together with OCLC Global Council and members, has introduced a new platform, OCLC WorldShare. The platform is projected to enable library developers, partners and other organisations to create, configure and share a wide range of applications that deliver new functionality and… Read More
Allen Press introduces digital publication platform, BrightCopy - December 6, 2011
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, has introduced BrightCopy, a digital publication platform that allows publishers to leverage traditional print media for optimised reading online. BrightCopy provides an outlet for publishers who need an online solution that preserves the look and feel of their… Read More
ASCO adds mobile licensing capability for two of its journals iPad and iPhone app - December 6, 2011
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently integrated CCC's latest software development kit (SDK) to its Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of Oncology Practice iPad and iPhone app, to conduct… Read More
