Elsevier and Tsinghua University Press sign co-publishing agreement - April 18, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has signed co-publishing agreements with Tsinghua University Press (TUP). The announcement marks another step in the expansion of Elsevier's publishing partnerships with leading Chinese academic institutions. The co-publishing agreements were signed at the London Book Fair by Jun Feng Zong, President of… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe offers Chinese patent information on STN - April 18, 2012
FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany, is offering the Chinese full-text patent file CNFULL on online science and patent information service STN. This is projected to enable researchers and patent specialists to broaden their complex patent searches to Chinese patent full-texts in order to determine patentability, state of the… Read More
Jefferson State Community College in Alabama selects EBSCO Discovery Service for its discovery needs - April 18, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the Jefferson State Community College in Alabama has chosen its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The college is the first community college in the state to implement EDS. When looking to implement a discovery service, Jefferson… Read More
ACP JournalWise makes it easier for internal medicine physician members to keep up to date via mobile, web or desktop - April 18, 2012
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released ACP JournalWise, a personalised, mobile-optimised updating service for clinical articles from a large number of medical journals. Updated daily and available on smartphone, tablet, or desktop, ACP JournalWise screens articles in every issue of over 120 journals… Read More
College faculty prefer print textbooks to digital version, says BISG study - April 18, 2012
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) recently conducted the 'Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education', a survey of college faculty perceptions toward classroom materials. The survey found that professors continue to equate their own and their students' successes in the classroom to the use of… Read More
Royal College of Physicians partners with HighWire to build and host its journal, Clinical Medicine - April 18, 2012
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has announced a new partnership with HighWire Press to build and host its flagship, peer reviewed journal, Clinical Medicine. Advanced features on the HighWire ePublishing platform, which include seamless cross-linking between articles and journals, increased user engagement, customisable email… Read More
