The BMJ becomes first general medical journal to require data sharing for all submitted trials - July 2, 2015
The BMJ, a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal, requires sharing of individual patient data for all clinical trials, effective July 1, 2015. This means that trials will be considered for publication only if the authors agree to make the relevant anonymised patient level data available on reasonable… Read More
APA makes content available to libraries through EBSCO eBooks - July 1, 2015
The American Psychological Association (APA) is making its e-books available to libraries on the EBSCO eBooks™ platform. The agreement with EBSCO Information Services gives libraries cost-effective access to in-demand psychology, behavioural sciences and social sciences titles. At launch, 300 scholarly and… Read More
Chemical Abstracts Service registers 100 millionth chemical substance in CAS REGISTRY - June 30, 2015
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's authority for chemical information, has registered the 100 millionth chemical substance in the CAS REGISTRY, in the 50th anniversary year of the world's largest database of unique chemical substances. With a steady increase in patenting activity around the globe, it… Read More
Thieme Chemistry releases Science of Synthesis 4.1 - June 30, 2015
Scientific publisher Thieme Chemistry has announced Science of Synthesis (SOS) 4.1, the latest release of its unique full-text resource for methods and experimental procedures in synthetic organic chemistry. Available as of June, Science of Synthesis will include the latest Knowledge Updates and additions from the Reference… Read More
ProQuest to debut functionality of Intota v2 at the ALA annual conference in San Francisco - June 26, 2015
ProQuest has announced that it will debut functionality of Intota v2 at the American Libraries Association annual conference in San Francisco. The increasing number of academic libraries selecting Intota™, ProQuest's cloud-based library services platform, demonstrates that libraries are embracing a transformative solution that addresses today's challenges… Read More
Ex Libris and EBSCO Information Systems in deal to enable more streamlined journal and ebook acquisition workflows - June 26, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group and EBSCO Information Systems (EBSCO), a library technology, content and services provider have announced an agreement to streamline libraries' acquisition processes and optimise the experience of library patrons who are using Ex Libris solutions to… Read More
