New BMJ Open study focuses on publishing priorities of biomedical research funders - October 24, 2013
Large medical research funding bodies are fully committed to open access publishing. But although smaller charitable funders back the principle, they worry about the impact open access will have on their budgets and their funded researchers, reveals a qualitative study published in the online journal BMJ… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health launches Lippincott’s CoursePoint, a fully integrated digital course solution for nursing education - October 24, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has launched Lippincott's CoursePoint, the first fully integrated digital course solution for nursing education. CoursePoint, powered by PrepU ™, combines textbook content, digital and animated support resources, as well as interactive quizzes, assessments and remediation. Beyond just… Read More
ProQuest partners with the American University of Sharjah to co-host the Middle East Academic Libraries Symposium - October 24, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is co-hosting the Middle East Academic Libraries Symposium (October 23 - 24) together with the American University of Sharjah (AUS). The event has been created to bring together senior leaders from the academic library market with key representatives from… Read More
Global sales in the scientific and technical publishing market increased just 0.2 percent in 2012, says Simba report - October 24, 2013
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information recently released a report 'Global Scientific and Technical Publishing 2013-2014,' according to which global sales in the scientific and technical publishing market increased just 0.2 percent to $10.7 billion in 2012. The report found that from 2010 to… Read More
Open Access Week events focus on increasing impact of research - October 22, 2013
Hundreds of events will take place across the globe to highlight the power of Open Access to increase the impact of scientific and scholarly research during the sixth annual Open Access Week, October 21 - 27, 2013. Open Access – the free, immediate, online access to… Read More
Thomson Reuters announces addition of Clinical Trials Intelligence to the Cortellis suite - October 21, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the addition of Clinical Trials Intelligence to the Thomson Reuters CortellisTM suite, a comprehensive information solution for drug discovery and development. The Thomson Reuters Life Sciences team has invested significantly in Cortellis, creating a unique… Read More
