De Gruyter Open to convert eight subscription journals to Open Access mega journals - September 29, 2014
Open Access publisher De Gruyter Open has announced that it will publish a group of eight Central European Journals now distributed in subscription model by Springer and turn them to Open Access, starting with volume 2015. This is a move unprecedented for a group of STM… Read More
Intermountain Healthcare to consult with Cerner on DHMSM program - September 29, 2014
Cerner recently announced a strategic agreement with Intermountain Healthcare to provide clinical governance of solutions and workflow to be proposed for the Department of Defense's Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM) initiative. Cerner is a member of the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health, an alliance that includes… Read More
ICIS unveils mobile web app for ICIS Dashboard service - September 29, 2014
ICIS, a petrochemical market information supplier and independent authority on global energy markets, has launched a mobile web app which enables its customers to view price assessments, breaking news and market reports via their smart phones. ICIS provides market participants with pricing intelligence, insight and… Read More
Oxford University Press announces free access to Electronic Enlightenment for British Library users - September 29, 2014
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that users of the British Library will now be able to use the Electronic Enlightenment (EE) online resource as part of a two year trial. The trial begins this month in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 29, 2014
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Robert Harington (The Role of Scholarly Societies); Stevan Harnad (The Fruits of Finch/RCUK Profligacy (and Publishing Lobby Success)); Hadley Wickham (How is data science different to mainstream statistics?); and Rick Anderson (Quality and Relevance:… Read More
Elsevier launches enhanced version of ClinicalKey - September 26, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has launched an enhanced version of ClinicalKey that incorporates extensive feedback from clinician users. New intuitive topic pages, a design easily viewable on any mobile device, and multi-layered search functions lead the list of improvements to Elsevier's premier point-of-care clinical resource. By providing… Read More