Emerald launches Emerald app, makes thousands of research articles available on-the-go - December 14, 2011
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has announced the launch of the Emerald app, providing access to almost 100,000 articles from Emerald journals. The app also allows users to synch their personal profiles for seamless research workflow and share results through social media for increased dissemination… Read More
CAS and InfoChem partner to create new technologies to enhance the discovery of chemical patents and more - December 13, 2011
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced a long term collaboration with InfoChem, GmbH (InfoChem), Germany. Under the new collaboration, research teams at CAS and InfoChem will work together to explore the technology frontiers in the… Read More
UK taking steps to make publicly funded research freely available online - December 12, 2011
The UK government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) recently released a report – titled 'Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth' - stating that all scientific research funded by British taxpayers will be made available online free of charge. The website,… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with LIPID MAPS to launch Lipid Structures app on SciVerse Applications - December 12, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the availability of the Lipid Structures (beta) app on SciVerse Applications. The app was developed in collaboration with LIPID MAPS, a multi-institutional consortium aimed at increasing understanding of lipid metabolism, and the SciVerse Developer Network. Lipid Structures (beta) identifies and… Read More
Scientific American introduces new free mobile offerings - December 9, 2011
Science magazine Scientific American is working with Google to feature content in Google Currents, a new Reader App for smartphones and tablets. Google Currents will include Scientific American's Science Agenda and top news sections and a sampling of posts from the Scientific American blog network. In… Read More
ARL publishes SPEC Kit 326, focuses on digital humanities - December 7, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Digital Humanities, SPEC Kit 326, which provides a snapshot of research library experiences with digital scholarship centers or services that support the humanities and the benefits and challenges of hosting them. The survey asked ARL libraries about… Read More
