Scope eKnowledge Center enhances MARC creation services - February 28, 2013
Scope eKnowledge Center, a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, has announced enhancements to its mARCatTM platform for MARC cataloging services. Scope's service includes Original Cataloging (creation of MARC records) and Copy Cataloging (validating/updating MARC records). mARCat creates MARC records for variant input formats,… Read More
Frontiers and Nature Publishing Group announce strategic alliance to advance global open science movement - February 28, 2013
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced a majority investment in the Swiss-based open access (OA) publisher Frontiers. NPG and Frontiers will work together to empower researchers to change the way science is communicated, through open access publication and open science tools. Frontiers,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health introduces ProVation Care Plans, powered by Lippincott’s Nursing Solutions - February 28, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the introduction of ProVation Care Plans, powered by Lippincott's Nursing Solutions. The robust software solution that provides nurses and allied health professionals with the tools they need to create, customise and maintain evidence-based interdisciplinary care… Read More
Elsevier appoints Dr. Jim Nolin as Editor-in-Chief of its new order set solution, InOrder - February 28, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Dr. James Nolin as Editor-in-Chief of its new order set solution, InOrder. In his new position, Nolin will be responsible for leading content production and medical content strategy. Nolin is board certified in emergency medicine and… Read More
BMJ launches ‘Too Much Medicine’ campaign in an attempt to tackle harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment - February 28, 2013
The BMJ (British Medical Journal), an international peer reviewed medical journal, has launched a 'Too Much Medicine' campaign to help tackle the threat to health and the waste of money caused by unnecessary care. Unnecessary care occurs when people are diagnosed and treated for conditions… Read More
RSC sponsors Green Solvents and Lab Solvents mobile apps - February 28, 2013
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced it has sponsored the Green Solvents and Lab Solvents mobile apps for a year. Green Solvents and Lab Solvents are innovative apps for the iOS and Android platforms that list solvents and their scores versus various environmentally… Read More