OCLC releases FAST as Linked Data under Open Data Attribution License - December 16, 2011
FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), an enumerative, faceted subject heading schema derived from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is now available as an experimental Linked Data service. The service is being made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License. The FAST… Read More
Elsevier makes AMMO RACK app available on SciVerse Applications - December 16, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the availability of the AMMO RACK app on SciVerse Applications. Developed by mobile platform developer Amphetamobile (AMMO), the application enables users to save PDFs of interest in SciVerse for further organisation and consumption on their mobile devices. Using the AMMO… Read More
American Society for Microbiology in deal with Publishing Technology to create new digital platform - December 15, 2011
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) have announced a partnership to create a next-generation digital platform to host all of the organisation's published authoritative content online. The new custom-built site will be developed on Publishing Technology's… Read More
Serials Solutions Ulrichsweb service among Library Journal’s Best of 2011 - December 15, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced that its Ulrichsweb service has been named runner-up in the 'Greatest Usability Revamp' category in Library Journal's Best Databases 2011 list. Two years of research and development, along with the contributions of library partners… Read More
ebrary provides free access to its e-book download survey - December 15, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, a ProQuest business, has announced that the results of its survey of more than 1,000 librarians regarding e-book mobile and offline access is now publicly available online. Interested parties may register to receive the full results along with a… Read More
Micromedex Mobile Drug Information App makes it to WIRED App Guide listing - December 15, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that its Micromedex Mobile Drug Information App has been included in the first-ever WIRED App Guide to 400 Essential Apps in the 'My Favorite Apps, The Physician' review section. The publication, in an effort to provide mobile… Read More
