Federal Research Public Access Act introduced in US House of Representatives - April 16, 2010
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA) has reportedly been introduced in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Mike Doyle and other co-sponsors. The proposed bill seeks to build on the purported success of the first US mandate for public access to the published results of publicly… Read More
Rider Research report examines impact of iPad on digital media industry - April 16, 2010
Rider Research, US, has released a new 19-page research paper that seeks to analyse how the iPad alters the media and publishing industries. According to the report, the iPad is causing the entertainment, publishing and information industries to undergo a radical paradigm shift in their methods… Read More
American Chemical Society unveils Molecule of the Week mobile application for iTunes - April 16, 2010
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has launched a Molecule of the Week (MOTW) mobile application for iTunes. MOTW is one of the most popular destinations on the ACS website. The new application can be downloaded from www.acs.org/motwapp. Many molecules are suggested by… Read More
Wiley, Reaction Explorer partnership to offer interactive organic chemistry learning system with textbooks - April 16, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a partnership with Reaction Explorer to bring new capabilities to the online organic chemistry market. Students can access Reaction Explorer through WileyPLUS, an online teaching and learning solution for organic chemistry. Reaction Explorer is projected to help… Read More
Elsevier journal to host International Immunopharmacology Conference to mark 10 years of publication - April 16, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, is marking the 10th anniversary of publication of its journal International Immunopharmacology by organising an International Immunopharmacology Conference on Regulatory Myeloid Cells. The conference is scheduled for October 21-24, 2010 in Arlington, near Washington DC. Since its inception in 2001 International Immunopharmacology… Read More
Nucleus Medical Media launches new enhanced version of SMART Imagebase - April 16, 2010
Nucleus Medical Media, a US-based business that creates and licenses medical illustrations and animations, has launched a new version of Scientific and Medical ART Imagebase (SMART Imagebase), a subscription-based website available from EBSCO Publishing. In addition to medical illustrations and medical animations, SMART Imagebase also includes… Read More
