Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters to host SciELO database on the Web of Knowledge platform - July 26, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters, US, has partnered with Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) to host the SciELO database on the Web of Knowledge search and discovery platform. SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online – is a Program of the São Paulo… Read More
PSP Consulting to conduct short course for medical journal editors in November - July 26, 2012
PSP Consulting has announced that 'Editing medical journals', a short course for medical journal editors will be conducted in Oxford from November 7-9, 2012. The course, now in its 16th year, continues to provide medical journal editors with advice and guidance on working with publishers, authors,… Read More
Loss of bookstores does not translate into growth of e-books, says Simba report - July 24, 2012
Media forecast and research firm Simba Information, US, has released the fourth edition of the 'Trends in Trade Book Retailing' report. The report compiles data from multiple sources to confirm what Simba anticipated in the third edition: that the loss of bookstores would not translate into… Read More
Nature Publishing Group’s Linked Data Platform now hosts over 270 million RDF statements - July 23, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that its Linked Data Platform now hosts more than 270 million Resource Description Framework (RDF) statements. It has been expanded more than ten times, in a growing number of datasets. These datasets have been created under the… Read More
HIMSS launches iPad App for access to its library of eBooks - July 20, 2012
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has introduced an app for the Apple iPad that delivers convenient access to its newly released library of eBooks. HIMSS is a cause-based not-for-profit organisation focused on the optimal use of information technology in the healthcare industry. … Read More
ARL publishes Collaborative Teaching and Learning Tools, SPEC Kit 328 - July 18, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Collaborative Teaching and Learning Tools, SPEC Kit 328, which gathers information about what collaborative teaching and learning tools are currently being offered to users in ARL member libraries. It covers questions on which kinds of tools are offered,… Read More
