ebrary provides free access to its e-book download survey - December 15, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, a ProQuest business, has announced that the results of its survey of more than 1,000 librarians regarding e-book mobile and offline access is now publicly available online. Interested parties may register to receive the full results along with a… Read More
Micromedex Mobile Drug Information App makes it to WIRED App Guide listing - December 15, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that its Micromedex Mobile Drug Information App has been included in the first-ever WIRED App Guide to 400 Essential Apps in the 'My Favorite Apps, The Physician' review section. The publication, in an effort to provide mobile… Read More
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
