OCLC offers bulk downloadable version of FAST free of charge - February 20, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has made FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) available for bulk download, along with some minor improvements based on user feedback and routine updates. As with other FAST data, the bulk downloadable versions are available at no charge. FAST… Read More
New Faculty of 1000 application helps researchers identify best research in Biology and Medicine covered in Elsevier’s SciVerse - February 17, 2012
Article evaluation services provider Faculty of 1000 (F1000), UK, has announced the launch of a new application that helps researchers explore the scientific content in biology and medicine included in Elsevier's SciVerse platform. Once a SciVerse user adds the app, the articles that have been highlighted… Read More
OCLC adds 500,000 records to WorldCat from China Academic Library and Information System - February 17, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has added 500,000 records to WorldCat from the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS), a nationwide academic library consortium with a mission to promote, maintain and improve resource sharing among Chinese university libraries and other libraries and institutions. These records… Read More
Clinical Advisor launches collection of medical videos on ClinicalAdvisor.com - February 17, 2012
The Clinical Advisor, the medical journal for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, has launched a 'best of the web' collection of medical videos on its website ClinicalAdvisor.com. The videos have been organised into categories that closely align with diseases that nurse practitioners and physician assistants… Read More
Springer and Korea Concrete Institute partner to publish OA journal - February 16, 2012
STM publisher Springer and the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI) have announced a partnership to publish the International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM). As a fully sponsored open access journal, it will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio, available on www.springerlink.com.… Read More
Ovid to provide access to current, non-embargoed New England Journal of Medicine content - February 16, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has entered into an expanded distribution agreement with the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Under the deal, Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, will be the only medical research aggregator to distribute current, non-embargoed NEJM content… Read More
