American Chemical Society expands applied materials portfolio with two new journals - September 27, 2018
In response to the growing community of interdisciplinary research in materials science, the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced two new additions to the ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces family of peer-reviewed journals. Launching in late 2018, ACS Applied Electronic Materials and… Read More
CCC partners with Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 to highlight the ideas changing the publishing world - September 27, 2018
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) has announced a partnership with The Frankfurt Book Fair. This year at the fair, CCC will help shine a spotlight on the market pressures driving the publishing industry, including big data, open access, research, technological innovation and copyright. As part of… Read More
36,000 Alexander Street streaming videos now available on OASIS platform - September 27, 2018
ProQuest has announced that 36,000 titles from Alexander Street's platform are now available on the OASIS® platform, allowing academic librarians to acquire videos in the same workflow they use to order books. There is a growing demand for varied content, including streaming video, to support… Read More
Adoption of blockchain on the rise, lack of skilled staff hampering its development in the life science industry, says new Pistoia Alliance survey - September 27, 2018
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D, has announced the results of a survey on the adoption of blockchain in the pharmaceutical and life science industries. According to the survey, 60 percent of pharmaceutical and… Read More
RCNi and Impelsys to launch new point-of-care tool, RCNi Decision Support - September 27, 2018
RCNi, a health information and learning provider for nurses, and Impelsys Inc., a digital publishing and healthcare solutions provider, have teamed up to launch a new interactive point-of-care tool, RCNi Decision Support. Decision Support will help nurses make evidence-based decisions when… Read More
Overleaf launches new platform to enhance collaborative writing and publishing features - September 27, 2018
Scholarly writing and publishing tools provider Overleaf has updated its tool to offer enhanced collaboration and editing features. Bringing together the best features of both the original Overleaf and ShareLaTeX tools into a single cloud-based platform, the new Overleaf has been designed to enable students and… Read More