OUP releases online edition of ‘Encyclopedia of Africa’ on Semantico platform - April 23, 2010
Academic and reference books publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has released the online edition of the Encyclopedia of Africa (www.oxford-africaencyclopedia.com) in partnership with Semantico Ltd., a provider of services and technology for online publishing. The Encyclopedia of Africa… Read More
Emerald offers free access to scholarly research on sustainability - April 23, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced free access to key scholarly research on sustainability to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, as well as ‘Rethinking Governance for Sustainability’, a special issue… Read More
Join the Discussion at Knowledgespeak’s facebook and linkedin pages - April 23, 2010
How much do you think Elsevier’s “Article of the Future” (http://beta.cell.com/) could impact your future? Do you think the new format will make consumption of scientific research more efficient and interdisciplinary? All of you within the publishing community (marketing, editorial, vendors and third parties) – join… Read More
OCLC reports analyse research data on digital information seekers - April 22, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC has announced that its Senior Research Scientist Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr. Timothy J. Dickey have published two reports in the context of the JISC-funded project, ‘Towards a Profile of the Researcher of Today: What Can We Learn from JISC… Read More
Thomson Reuters announces Clinical Xpert suite of mobile clinical workflow solutions - April 22, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that it will support the iPhone platform for its Clinical Xpert suite of mobile clinical workflow solutions. With Clinical Xpert, hospital-based doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals will have real-time access to clinical patient information - including… Read More
CMSS releases voluntary code for interactions with for-profit health companies - April 22, 2010
The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) has announced the release of the CMSS Code for Interactions with Companies. The code seeks to provide detailed guidance to medical specialty societies on appropriate interactions with for-profit companies in the healthcare sector. The voluntary code is designed to… Read More