Elsevier enhances Embase to support retrieval of medical device information - October 29, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced Embase, which claims to be the world's most comprehensive biomedical database that enables tracking and retrieval of drug-specific data, has been enhanced to support the retrieval of medical device information. The improvements support comprehensive post-market surveillance and device safety as well… Read More
Bianca Herzog joins Springer as Trade Sales Director DACH / EMEA - October 29, 2014
Bianca Herzog has taken over as Trade Sales Director DACH / EMEA at Springer, effective October 1, 2014. As such, she is now the central contact partner for booksellers in the German-speaking countries (DACH) as well as Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In her… Read More
IOP Publishing launches new fully responsive app for Physics World magazine - October 29, 2014
Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has launched a new fully responsive app for its world-renowned Physics World magazine. The Physics World team has worked closely with leading software house Kaldor, to create the first digital magazine of its kind in physics publishing. Replacing… Read More
American Society for Microbiology and UNC Charlotte’s Atkins Library deliver perpetual unlimited access to e-textbooks for authorised users - October 29, 2014
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Press and the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte have announced that they are experimenting with an innovative business model that will deliver affordable e-textbooks to students and faculty. This fall, Atkins Library purchased perpetual access to the… Read More
Free global access to Ebola resources from Oxford University Press extended and updated - October 28, 2014
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has announced that it is extending and updating global free access to Ebola resources through the end of 2015 as the crisis has deepened. Following the World Health Organization's declaration of an international public health emergency in August, the Press… Read More
Elsevier launches Open Access journal Biomolecular Detection and Quantification - October 28, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of a new open access journal Biomolecular Detection and Quantification (BDQ). Published quarterly online and open access, BDQ is dedicated to championing excellence in molecular biology-based study design, measurement, data analyses and reporting. The journal includes qualitative and… Read More
