Oxford University Press to publish Federation of European Microbiological Societies journals from 2015 - February 13, 2014
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) recently signed a contract with the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) to publish five of their journals from January 1, 2015. FEMS brings together 50 member societies from 35 European countries, covering over thirty thousand microbiologists. The Federation… Read More
SLACK Inc. launches unique portal for physician exchange across specialties - February 13, 2014
STM publishing company SLACK Incorporated, US, publisher of Healio.com, has announced the launch of MedBlog, a new blog portal for all medical specialists on Healio.com. A single resource at Healio.com/blogs, MedBlog provides one place on Healio.com for physicians to see what… Read More
NFAIS to host annual conference: Giving Voice to Content, Re-envisioning the Business of Information - February 13, 2014
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), a non-profit organisation representing database creators, publishers, libraries, host systems, information technology developers, and content management providers, will convene in Philadelphia for the NFAIS annual conference February 23-25, 2014. Thought leaders from across the country will explore… Read More
Jisc to showcase a number of futuristic projects at its inaugural Digital Festival - February 13, 2014
Jisc will be showcasing a number of futuristic projects at its inaugural Digital Festival. The purpose-built Technology Garden will display the latest innovations in education and research through a series of live demonstration and talks. The Jisc Digital Festival is a two day event that… Read More
Scope’s ConSCIseTM platform crosses 5 million abstracts delivery - February 12, 2014
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has achieved yet another milestone delivering 5 million abstracts of patents, book chapters, technical articles, standards etc. in various languages for several global information providers. Scope, started its abstraction services… Read More
Knovel survey results indicate engineers struggle to find equations that fit a specific situation - February 12, 2014
Engineers conduct more searches for equations online, but they are dissatisfied with the results. This is according to a 2013 survey conducted on behalf of Knovel. A majority of engineers surveyed look for equations at least once a week, and increasingly they search via the Internet first, rather than references,… Read More
