Knovel launches Composites as a new subject area - August 12, 2014
Knovel, provider of a cloud-based application that integrates technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced the launch of Composites as a new subject area. Knovel's Composites subject area offers design, selection, analysis, testing, manufacturing and repair information related to composite materials compiled from a… Read More
O’Reilly Media acquires Pearson’s 50 percent interest in Safari Books Online, attains full ownership - August 6, 2014
O'Reilly Media, Inc. has acquired Pearson's 50 percent interest in Safari Books Online, LLC. Safari is now a wholly owned subsidiary of O'Reilly. Developed by O'Reilly and launched as a joint venture with Pearson in 2001, Safari will continue to operate as an independent entity offering… Read More
EBSCO Health’s advanced nursing research tool includes new features to improve nursing practice - August 6, 2014
Nurses looking for information to help provide the best care possible to their patients can now turn to Nursing Reference Center Plus™ from EBSCO Health. The evidence-based clinical decision support tool was created by nurses for nurses and is designed to improve nursing practice and positively… Read More
Human Genome Variation database launches - August 4, 2014
Figshare, an online repository which enables researchers to securely host, will provide the technology to power the newly launched Human Genome Variation Database managed by Nature Publishing Group. The data accompanies Data Reports (a new article type) published in the open… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health’s Lexicomp Online integrates drug comparative efficacy content into its primary drug database - August 1, 2014
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has announced that Lexicomp Online, its hospital-wide referential drug information solution, has integrated drug comparative efficacy content into its primary drug database. This will support healthcare professionals in making safe medication decisions with… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center awarded grant from National Endowment for the Humanities - July 31, 2014
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced a new project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The NEH awarded $324,841 for 'Exploring the Billions and Billions of Words in the HathiTrust Corpus with Bookworm: HathiTrust + Bookworm' (HT+BW) a two-year project that begins September… Read More
