Scolaris launches new publishing platform at S3UG event - July 5, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced the launch of Scolaris, the new digital publishing platform for the scholarly and academic publishing. The product launch took place at the S3UG event on June 28, 2012 at The Royal Institution of Great Britain. The event… Read More
CERN researchers announce participation at Frankfurt Book Fair - July 5, 2012
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that researchers from European atomic research organisation CERN will participate in this year’s event on October 10-14. The CERN stand will occupy 165 sq m in Hall 4.2, the Hall for Expert Information, Science, Technology and Education. Among the displays is… Read More
Thieme Publishing Group revamps E-Journals platform, improves usability and technological functions - July 5, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has redesigned its E-Journals platform, improving usability and technological functions. Medical and health professionals can now access E-Journals wherever they are – in the library, at the office or on the go. With its user-friendly search, E-Journal offers convenient, efficient… Read More
Columbia University, Thomson Reuters launch data visualisation project - July 3, 2012
Columbia University and business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, have announced the launch of the Advanced Data Visualization Project (ADVP). The project, based at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), will be sponsored by Thomson Reuters. It is projected to facilitate research into… Read More
OA survey findings on the evolving role of the librarian towards OA business model in scholarly publishing - July 3, 2012
Open Access publisher InTech, Croatia, has published the results of a survey appraising attitudes and awareness of the library community towards the Open Access (OA) business model in scholarly publishing. 211 librarians participated in the survey with 156 completing all questions. The majority of respondents were… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host webinar on infection prevention in systems engineering - July 2, 2012
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Pharmacy OneSource, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced plans to host a complimentary webinar with Dr. Carla Alvarado on “Infection Prevention with Human Factors and Systems Engineering.” The webinar will be broadcasting on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 from 2:00 P.M… Read More