EBSCO Publishing releases new resource dedicated to the study of education - October 3, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released a new resource dedicated to the study of education. Education Source is a bibliographic and full text database developed from a merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO Publishing and H.W. Wilson, and includes many unique sources… Read More
ClinicalKey Experience Tour to showcase latest innovations in clinical reference tools - October 3, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has launched a nationwide 'ClinicalKey Experience Tour' to promote the importance of a reliable and fast clinical reference tool that provides better answers to physicians' clinical questions and thus improves patient care. The 'ClinicalKey Experience' tour is an all-day outdoor event… Read More
Open Access initiative SCOAP3 launched at CERN - October 2, 2012
Representatives from the science funding agencies and library communities of 29 countries met at CERN on October 1, 2012, to launch the SCOAP3 Open Access initiative. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, claims to be world's leading laboratory for particle physics.… Read More
BioMed Central to present Challenges in Malaria Research: Progress towards elimination conference - October 2, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that it will present its second malaria conference, ‘Challenges in Malaria Research: Progress towards elimination' at the University of Basel, Switzerland from October 10-12, 2012. The publisher will present the conference in conjunction with its journals Malaria Journal… Read More
Springer begins worldwide migration of customers to new SpringerLink - October 2, 2012
STM publisher Springer has begun migrating its global library customers to its new and improved version of the SpringerLink platform. The platform was re-engineered with a focus on improving the user experience based on three principles - speed, simplicity and optimisation. After more than 18… Read More
3M Cloud Library helps Penguin Group enter eBook lending market - October 2, 2012
The 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service recently launched a pilot programme that helps to bring Penguin eBooks to library patrons at the New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library. The pilot programme allows the libraries to purchase and lend Penguin eBooks through the 3M… Read More