E-Book user base expands to 24.5 percent of adult population, says Simba report - August 23, 2012
Media forecast and research firm Simba Information, US, has published an addendum to its recently released Trade E-Book Publishing 2012 report. In addition to showing an updated list of e-book hardware trends, the data indicates that about 24.5 percent of US adults consider themselves to be… Read More
EBSCO Publishing unveils updated version of EBSCOhost Mobile - August 22, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released an updated version of EBSCOhost Mobile providing library patrons and researchers worldwide with optimal searching from the most popular smartphones and mobile devices. With ease of use and more functionality, the new EBSCOhost Mobile will provide users… Read More
MetaPress announces addition of Zeta Books and Manchester University Press - August 21, 2012
MetaPress, a web hosting platform service for STM content as well as humanities and social sciences, has announced the addition of Zeta Books and Manchester University Press to the list of publishers who have recently signed agreements for services from MetaPress. Zeta Books, located in… Read More
Science Exchange launches Reproducibility Initiative with PLOS, figshare - August 20, 2012
Science Exchange, in partnership with open access publisher PLOS and open data repository figshare, has announced the launch of the Reproducibility Initiative. The new programme aims to encourage independent replication of valuable research and thereby help scientists, institutions and funding agencies validate their critical research findings.… Read More
Research institutions worldwide sign up for Swets and Mendeley’s research productivity, collaboration and analytics tool - August 17, 2012
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, and Mendeley, a UK-based startup, have announced that leading research universities and institutions around the world have signed up for the research productivity, collaboration and analytics tool developed by the companies. Mendeley Institutional Edition, the new tool for libraries from… Read More
WK Health launches OvidOpenAccess to support the research needs of the global medical community - August 17, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the release of OvidOpenAccess, a new search discovery feature that integrates thousands of Open Access (OA) resources within the OvidSP platform. OvidSP users can now conduct a single search query to uncover relevant answers to… Read More
