Google Flu Trends not correlating with laboratory tests positive, says study - May 19, 2010
Google Flu Trends is not as accurate at estimating rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza as CDC national surveillance programmes, according to a new study from the University of Washington. The findings of the study, titled ‘Does Google Influenza Tracking Correlate with Laboratory Tests Positive for Influenza?’, will… Read More
OUP in deal with INFLIBNET to supply research journals to colleges in India - May 19, 2010
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), has announced a new partnership to supply 206 journals to 6000 colleges in India. The deal was agreed with the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, an autonomous inter-university centre of University Grants Commission. INFLIBNET was set… Read More
Gale launches new iPhone application for school libraries - May 19, 2010
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced the launch of AccessMyLibrary (AML) School Edition, a mobile application for the iPhone. The new AccessMyLibrary iPhone application is projected to make library resources even more easily accessible. Students will now be able to access their… Read More
Thomson Reuters announces Japanese version of ScholarOne Manuscripts - May 19, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the availability of a Japanese version of the ScholarOne Manuscripts peer review system, as part of the company’s renewed partnership with Kyorinsha Co., Ltd. The new version offers a Japanese language interface, combined with key components in the… Read More
eSpindle to offer lexical data under SaaS model - May 19, 2010
Online tutoring service provider eSpindle Learning, US, has announced that it will offer its 150,000 word resource, claimed to be one of the largest available online, via the ‘Subscription as a Service’ (SaaS) model. With this initiative, it is expected that offering audio, images, usage examples… Read More
Maney, DotLib announce expanded agreement for e-journal sales in US, Canada and Italy - May 19, 2010
Academic Publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has expanded its agreement with distributor and agent DotLib for sales of its electronic products in the US, Canada and Italy. Maney’s E-journal list features nearly one hundred titles and six subject specific MORE (Maney Online Research E-journal) collections. These include… Read More
