Al-Manhal and Scientific Research Support Fund sign research syndication agreement - August 15, 2011
Al-Manhal, an Arabic full-text searchable electronic content platform, recently signed an agreement with the Scientific Research Support Fund, of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Under the deal, Al-Manhal will distribute 17 Jordanian scientific journals issued under the fund's umbrella. The journals will… Read More
SAGE set to publish American Sociological Association’s Sociological Theory and Sociological Methodology journals - August 15, 2011
Acadomic publisher SAGE has announced that it will continue its partnership with the American Sociological Association (ASA) by publishing two of the latter’s titles - Sociological Theory (ST) and Sociological Methodology (SM) - beginning in 2012. With the addition of these titles, SAGE now publishes 10… Read More
IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters adds patent records from patent-issuing authorities of Hong Kong, Poland and GCC - August 15, 2011
The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters has announced the addition of patent records from the patent-issuing authorities of Hong Kong, Poland and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to its Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) database. GCC is a regional office registering patents from member states… Read More
More libraries join ProQuest’s Early European Books programme - August 12, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that Early European Books, ProQuest's programme to digitise the archives of landmark European libraries, has taken another leap forward with its latest release, expanding the number and range of rare early modern books available through the online… Read More
JUSP Portal helping 100 libraries evaluate journal subscriptions usage - August 12, 2011
One hundred libraries are reportedly benefiting from the Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP), which offers single sign-in access to information on the usage of journal subscriptions. The portal seeks to provide a single point of access for usage statistics, meaning that users can easily and quickly… Read More
New white paper from ACS GCI focuses on development of green nanotechnology - August 11, 2011
Green Chemistry experts have developed a roadmap to ensure emerging nanotechnologies are safe for use by humans before they are introduced into the marketplace. A white paper, issued by the American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) and the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechologies Institute, stresses… Read More
