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
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 15, 2011
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Orac (Scientific fraud and journal article retractions); Joe Wikert (In Search of Smart E-Reader Apps); Stevan Harnad ( No Need to Wait for Universal Gold OA: Green OA Can Be Universally Mandated Today); and Barbara Fister (Unsinkable? | Peer to… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - August 15, 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
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
WK Health releases new features for Sentri7 - August 15, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that several new improvements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based, enterprise-wide electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients. A new Report Administrator role has been created, with the ability to… Read More
Apple, publishers face class-action lawsuit in US over fixing of e-book prices - August 15, 2011
Law firm Hagens Berman has reportedly filed a class-action lawsuit in the US, alleging that Apple and five major publishers ‘colluded ... to illegally fix prices’ of e-books. The five publishers include HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and Hachette Book Group.… Read More
