JISC, Taylor & Francis unveil OA version of New Review of ‘Academic Librarianship’ - October 20, 2010
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has teamed up with publisher Taylor & Francis to produce the first open access (OA) issue of the New Review of Academic Librarianship, edited by Graham Walton from Loughborough University. The special issue on 'dissemination… Read More
BMJ Learning now available to physicians in China via univadis - October 20, 2010
Medical publisher The BMJ Group, UK, and MSD have announced that BMJ Learning will now be available free of charge to physicians across China in simplified Chinese through MSD's rapidly growing medical portal univadis. This extension of a successful partnership in Europe… Read More
Springer and International Organization for Migration partner to launch new book series - October 20, 2010
STM publisher Springer has launched a new book series - Global Migration Issues - in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Three volumes will be published annually with the first volume scheduled for 2011. Written by academic experts and policy specialists in the field… Read More
UpToDate adds section on Hospital Medicine to clinical information resource - October 20, 2010
UpToDate, part of healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has added a section on Hospital Medicine to its evidence-based clinical information resource. UpToDate in Hospital Medicine will include both existing content as well as additional topics developed specifically for hospital medicine… Read More
Modality and Thieme Medical Publishers launch ‘Anatomy on the Go’ App on the App Store - October 20, 2010
Interactive learning apps developer Modality, Inc., US, and Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. have announced that Anatomy on the Go App is available on the App Store. This native app for iPhone and iPod touch combines a variety of customisation, quizzing and self-assessment… Read More
University of Zululand in South Africa selects EBSCO Discovery Service - October 20, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the University of Zululand in South Africa has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to meet the needs of its students. The University of Zululand is one of South Africa's 23 National Universities but its rural… Read More
