EBSCO Publishing launches Arabic language full text database – Arab e-Marefa - March 13, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released Arab e-Marefa, an Arabic language full text database that offers hundreds of journals published by many of the Arab world's prestigious academic publishers. Arab e-Marefa is produced by Marefa World Company for Digital Content in Jordan.… Read More
SAGE launches fourth edition of Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics - March 13, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the publication of the fourth edition of its best-selling textbook Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics, by Professor Andy Field, University of Sussex. With previous editions of the textbook selling over 250,000 copies globally, this title has been updated and enhanced… Read More
ebrary unveils German language e-book database covering multiple disciplines - March 13, 2013
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced a new German-language e-book subscription database for academic libraries. The ebrary Deutsche Sammlung collection includes STM, humanities and arts disciplines. It features more than 4,500 titles from publishers such as De Gruyter, Aarhus University Press, International Monetary Fund, Ohne Verlag… Read More
OUP appoints Adrian Mellor as new Managing Director for Asia Education Division - March 13, 2013
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that Adrian Mellor has been appointed as the new Managing Director for its Asia Education Division. Asia Education comprises OUP's operations in India, Pakistan, Malaysia and China. It was created after a restructure last October which disbanded… Read More
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences to be preserved with Portico - March 13, 2013
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) has entered into an agreement with non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico to preserve its journal. Through this agreement, PNAS seeks to ensure that its e-journal will be preserved and… Read More
DWPI anniversary marks addition of 50th data source - March 12, 2013
The Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the 50th anniversary of Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI), its flagship, proprietary database that is the world's most trusted source of patent information. This announcement marks the start of a year long celebration in… Read More
