JISC funding for Intute service to cease from August 2010 - December 17, 2009
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that funding to the Intute service will cease in its current form from August 1, 2010. JISC and Intute are considering whether limited aspects of the current content could be sustained through different routes perhaps using social… Read More
ACTAR acquires Birkhäuser’s architecture and design publishing from Springer - December 17, 2009
ACTAR Publishing, Spain, has signed an agreement with STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media (Springer), Germany, to acquire the architecture and design activities of Birkhäuser Verlag in Basel. ACTAR is a publisher of books on architecture, graphic design, and contemporary art.
ACTAR will continue the Birkhäuser publishing… Read More
More societies and publishers add content to Knovel - December 17, 2009
Knovel, an online resource that helps engineers find reliable technical information, has announced partnerships with 16 organisations. Knovel’s comprehensive collection of content is continually updated as new titles are available and reflects the evolving needs of its users – engineers. Knovel works with its Editorial Advisory… Read More
EBSCO Publishing launches Spanish-language point-of-care tool for nurses - December 17, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released a Spanish-language full text, point-of-care tool, Enfermería Al Día, for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Enfermería Al Día provides Spanish-speaking nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty, and hospital librarians worldwide with access to relevant evidence-based… Read More
Journal of Physics A announces special issue on entanglement entropy - December 17, 2009
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, published by non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced the publication of a special issue on entanglement entropy in extended quantum systems. The special issue is free-to-read until July 1, 2010. Entanglement entropy has been… Read More
PennWell ties up with ebrary to take oil and gas e-books content online - December 17, 2009
B2B publisher PennWell Corporation, US, has announced a partnership with US-based digital content products and technologies provider ebrary. Under the deal, information from PennWell’s oil and gas e-books will be made available online for the first time. Corporations in petroleum, power and… Read More
