CUL/IS announces opening of China Academic Digital Associative Library database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University - January 7, 2014
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) has announced the opening of the CADAL (China Academic Digital Associative Library) database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University. The CADAL, which originated from the China-US Million Book Digital Library Project, is one of the two major consortia… Read More
Springer and the American Thoracic Society join forces on the book series Respiratory Medicine - December 20, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have entered into a partnership to collaborate on the book series Respiratory Medicine. Springer will hold editorial responsibility, but will work with the ATS to develop new topics for books. Members of the society will have free… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health updates Lexicomp and Facts & Comparisons with information on European meningitis B vaccine approved for emergency importation - December 20, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the addition of information on the European vaccine to fight a meningitis B outbreak to its referential drug information resources, Lexicomp® Online™ and Facts & Comparisons® eAnswers. The rapid response by the Wolters Kluwer Health reference content team… Read More
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Medical School in deal with McGraw-Hill Professional For AccessMedicine - December 18, 2013
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, US, has announced a subscription agreement with The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Medical School for AccessMedicine, McGraw-Hill Professional's premier online learning product. UNC Chapel Hill Medical School is a leader in interrelated areas of… Read More
Brill and Semantico launch new online platform for primary sources – BrillOnline Primary Sources - December 18, 2013
Academic publisher Brill and UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico have announced the launch of BrillOnline Primary Sources – Brill's new online platform for primary sources. The new platform consists of thematic collections of unique materials such as rare books and documents from around the world.… Read More
Elsevier and the Russian Foundation of Basic Research announce agreement to provide funding experts with access to Scopus - December 17, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has reached an agreement with the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (RFBR) to provide its funding experts with access to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Furthermore, an additional 50 RFBR research institutes will receive access to ScienceDirect,… Read More
