SpringerLink now offers over 50,000 eBooks - January 20, 2012
STM publisher Springer has announced that its online platform SpringerLink now offers more than 50,000 eBooks. SpringerLink provides electronic access to scientific and specialist journals, eBooks, book series and reference works. The publications cover topics from 12 subject collections such as mathematics, computer science, medicine, engineering,… Read More
IEEE announces new mobile application for global power and energy industry - January 20, 2012
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that the new IEEE Standards Power and Energy Dictionary application, a dictionary of terms and definitions for professional experts and students in the power industry, is now accessible via Apple mobile devices. The IEEE Standards Power and Energy Dictionary… Read More
Apple introduces iBooks 2 textbooks app for iPad - January 20, 2012
Computer and software firm Apple, Inc., US, has announced iBooks 2 for iPad, featuring iBooks textbooks, an entirely new kind of textbook. iBooks textbooks offer iPad users full-screen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos and easy navigation. According to the company, iBooks textbooks can be… Read More
AAAS not endorsing Research Works Act - January 20, 2012
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has reaffirmed its support for the current public access policy of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Contrary to recent news reports, AAAS does not endorse… Read More
Elsevier to publish The Ocular Surface journal - January 20, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it will publish The Ocular Surface, a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the external eye and vision. Starting January 2012, Elsevier will continue the publication of the quarterly journal. The Ocular Surface delivers reviews of important work in laboratory… Read More
BioMed Central notes expanded use of ‘Availability of supporting data section’ in journals - January 20, 2012
Open Access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that since it introduced additional data sharing resources for authors and editors last year, there have been a number of further developments in the field that have necessitated an update to its supporting data information. Eight more… Read More
