Japan Science and Technology Agency selects Editorial Manager for its journals - May 12, 2011
Online submission system provider Aries Systems, US, and its distribution partner in Japan, Atlas Corporation, have announced that Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) will make the Editorial Manager online submission and peer review system available to its journals. Editorial Manager is one of two… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - May 12, 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
Apple, Google defend smartphone privacy practices at US Senate hearing - May 11, 2011
US-based Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. reportedly defended their privacy practices during a US Senate hearing on May 10, 2011. The hearing, 'Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy,' followed revelations by British researchers… Read More
Digital text consumption at nearly same levels as printed text, says Gartner survey - May 11, 2011
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released the findings of a survey that says the time people spend reading on a digital screen is now almost equal to that spent reading printed paper text. The huge majority of tablet and iPad users say they… Read More
NTIS calls on library, academic and business communities to evaluate NTRL Repository Beta Version 2.0 - May 11, 2011
The National Technical Information Service has called on the library, academic and business communities to evaluate the National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Repository Beta Version 2.0. The new version improves and enhances the existing NTRL 1.0 in several ways to include fielded search; search by… Read More
EBSCO Publishing releases new decision support tool – Chemical Controls Watch - May 11, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released Chemical Controls Watch, a monitoring tool for corporate toxicologists and executives responsible for chemical handling. Chemical Controls Watch is a comprehensive resource for executives tasked with managing toxic chemicals at their organisation. The tool helps executives… Read More
