Swets appoints Ted van Dongen as Chief Technology Officer - November 15, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Ted van Dongen as its new Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Ted will be responsible for both IT and product development within the company. Ted brings a strong IT background in the publishing sector… Read More
Elsevier announces new OA journal, Photoacoustics - November 14, 2013
STM publisher, Elsevier, has announced the launch of a new open access journal, Photoacoustics. The aim of Photoacoustics is to publish original research and review contributions within the fast growing scientific field of photoacoustics (optoacoustics) and thermoacoustics. Research in this area exploits optically and electromagnetically… Read More
ProQuest launches information literacy solution to simplify research projects - November 14, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has launched its new cloud-based information literacy solution, ProQuest Research Companion. The tool is a one-stop resource that guides high school, community college, and university students through research projects, helping them overcome typical barriers. Easy, intuitive, and informative,… Read More
The Wellcome Trust and Palgrave Macmillan publish first open access monograph - November 14, 2013
Academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan has announced that they have published their first open access monograph, the first comprehensive history of fungal infections, funded by The Wellcome Trust. Fungal Disease in Britain and the US 1850-2000, by Dr Aya Homei and Professor Michael Worboys, will be… Read More
Wiley to provide emergency access to medical literature in support of Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts - November 14, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, will offer free access to medical literature in support of Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts to those affected by the disaster and those providing assistance to the affected population as part of the Emergency Access Initiative. The free access… Read More
HHC selects McGraw-Hill Professional’s AccessMedicine, AccessSurgery for online information delivery - November 14, 2013
The largest municipal hospital and health care system in the US, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), has selected McGraw-Hill Professional's AccessMedicine and AccessSurgery to deliver online medical and procedural information to HHC's clinicians. Serving 1.4 million New Yorkers every year, HHC provides… Read More
