Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - October 14, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
World Machine, CORDIS repository discussed on day two at Frankfurt Fair - October 13, 2011
The second day sessions at the Frankfurt Book Fair included what has been termed a fantastic step in time. Every half an hour the Gutenberg Museum demonstrated Gutenberg's print press, and attendees were able to experience the company's inventions live. Michael Hauschild, a physicist with CERN,… Read More
Elsevier makes key health titles available through UN developing world research access programme - October 13, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it is contributing an additional 950 electronic books to Research4Life, a public-private partnership working to achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals by providing the developing world access to critical scientific research. Building on the 800 existing Elsevier science… Read More
Institutions across the Republic of Kazakhstan gain access to Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge - October 13, 2011
Thomson Reuters, a US-based provider of information for healthcare professionals, has announced a three-year national agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan's National Center for Scientific and Technical Information. The deal will bring Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge to 322 academic, research and government institutions across the… Read More
Bowker survey to assess e-book purchasing trends across the world - October 13, 2011
Bowker, through BML Bowker in the UK, will launch a major study that will assess and track device adoption, attitudes and purchasing habits of e-book consumers in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America. The study, commencing in January 2012 and repeating annually, will purportedly… Read More
International Digital Publishing Forum completes major revision to EPUB - October 13, 2011
The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) has announced the completion of a major revision to EPUB, the global standard interchange and delivery format for eBooks and other digital publications. The IDPF membership unanimously voted to elevate EPUB 3.0 to a final IDPF Recommended Specification, publicly available… Read More
