Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - June 2, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
ProQuest acquires BNI - June 1, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has acquired BNI, a database for nursing and midwifery in the UK. BNI - shortened from British Nursing Index - has been compiled through a partnership of the libraries at Bournemouth University, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal… Read More
Oxford Medicine Online launches new online resource – Oxford Medical Libraries Online - June 1, 2011
Oxford Medicine Online has announced the launch of Oxford Medical Libraries Online, a new resource that offers a collection of subject-based libraries containing over 50 invaluable short guides. It covers a wide range of therapy areas and delivers relevant advice that is designed to meet the… Read More
Google Maps functionality now available in Elsevier journals - June 1, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Google Maps functionality is now available in its journals. This new feature enriches online articles on SciVerse ScienceDirect with interactive maps, adapting to the needs of various scientific disciplines to visualise and interact with the author's geographic data. … Read More
WorldCat Local adds more databases and collections from publishers and information providers - June 1, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that WorldCat Local has added more databases and collections from leading publishers and other information providers to make content more accessible to library users through the Web. WorldCat Local is OCLC's discovery service that offers users… Read More
Nature Communications celebrates first anniversary, publishes 300th research paper in the natural sciences - June 1, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that its journal Nature Communications recently celebrated its first successful year, publishing its 300th research paper in the natural sciences. Launched in April 2010, nearly half of the papers published in Nature Communications to date are open… Read More