SAGE Reference titles now integrated into Paratext’s Reference Universe service - March 13, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE and Paratext have announced that thousands of additional links to nearly 400 SAGE Reference titles have been integrated into Paratext's Reference Universe service. Paratext's Reference Universe claims to be the only research database that provides both collection-level scope and index-level analysis of… Read More
Library Information Technology Association announces three full-day pre-conferences at ALA Annual Conference - March 12, 2014
The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) is offering three full-day pre-conferences from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on June 27 at ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. As data continues to come to the fore, new tools are becoming available for librarians to assist faculty… Read More
Enhancement to Lippincott Advisor expands ways clinicians access high quality patient-teaching handouts - March 12, 2014
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced a Lippincott Advisor enhancement that helps nurses improve patient education. Lippincott Advisor, one of the leading online clinical decision-support solutions used by clinicians in hospitals and other healthcare institutions, now provides access to high quality patient-teaching… Read More
Mendeley Readership Statistics now available in Scopus - March 12, 2014
Scopus, Elsevier's abstract and citation database, has announced a new feature that will show users the Mendeley readership statistics of a specific article. The beta version of Mendeley readership statistics went live on March 7, 2014. This new feature shows how many times Mendeley users have… Read More
New interface, powerful search functionalities and personalisation options increase usability of Science of Synthesis version 4.0 - March 12, 2014
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme has added a number of new features to its acclaimed critical review of synthetic methodology with the latest release 4.0 of Science of Synthesis (SOS). This includes the Reference Library, enriched search functionalities, a new, user-friendly interface, as well as customisation… Read More
PSP 2014 features publisher experimentation with Open Access business models - March 11, 2014
The Association of American Publishers' Professional and Scholarly Publishing division hosted a session at its annual Washington D.C. conference last month to discuss a movement that has, until recently, left many key players in the industry scratching their heads. "Open Access: Beyond the Tipping Point," brought… Read More
