Knovel releases Crude Oil Assay Database - December 11, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced the addition of the Crude Oil Assay Database to its growing Critical Content line. The database is designed to assist engineers designing and upgrading refineries and oil processing equipment in… Read More
BioMed Central unveils semantically enriched search tool, Cases Database - December 11, 2012
Open access (OA) publisher BioMed Central has launched a new semantically-enriched search tool, Cases Database, which aims to enhance the discovery, filtering and aggregation of medical case reports from many journals. OA to journal articles published under Creative Commons licences, which permit text mining, enable the… Read More
CAS Registry registers 70 millionth substance - December 7, 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced a major milestone for the CAS Registry, the largest collection of publicly disclosed chemical substance information. CAS scientists registered the 70 millionth substance from a patent application submitted to the… Read More
Thomson Reuters paper offers tips for efficient scholarly meeting management - December 7, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has released a white paper titled "Managing Scholarly Meetings: Best Practices for Best-In-Class Proceedings". The paper details how ScholarOne Abstracts and meeting solutions can be used to streamline the efficiency of scholarly meeting planning and management. … Read More
Thomson Reuters’ innovative intelligence solution provides real-time insights for more effective drug trials - December 6, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a preview of its latest intelligence solution, Thomson Reuters Cortellis for Clinical Trials Intelligence. Scheduled for release in early 2013, this capability will provide drug development and clinical professionals with the critical information necessary to evaluate… Read More
iThenticate survey studies researchers’ and editors’ encounters with plagiarism - December 6, 2012
iThenticate, a US-based provider of professional plagiarism detection and prevention technology, has conducted a survey that captures respondents' attitudes about and direct experience with plagiarism. The study - of more than 400 researchers, authors and editors at scholarly publications - reveals that while most agree that… Read More
