Elsevier joins InChI Trust as a Charter Member - September 14, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has become one of the Charter Members of the InChI Trust. Originally developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier (InChI) is a non-proprietary, international standard to represent chemical structures… Read More
American Society for Microbiology to launch new open access journal ‘mBio’ - September 14, 2009
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has announced the mid-2010 launch of mBio, a new open access online journal designed to make microbiology research broadly accessible. The focus of the journal will be on rapid publication of research spanning the entire spectrum of microbiology and related… Read More
Utah State University selects SirsiDynix Symphony integrated library system - September 14, 2009
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix US, has announced that Utah State University Library has successfully installed and begun operations using the SirsiDynix Symphony Integrated Library System (ILS) in the Merrill-Cazier Library. The solution is complemented by a host of SirsiDynix tools, including SirsiDynix e-Library and the… Read More
Deep Web Technologies names Andy Alsop as VP Business Development - September 14, 2009
Federated search services provider Deep Web Technologies, US, has announced the appointment of Andy Alsop as Vice President of Business Development. Alsop joins Deep Web Technologies with 20 years of experience in information technology. In his new position, Alsop will drive the adoption of Deep Web… Read More
Latest edition of blogspeak now online - September 14, 2009
The latest edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are John Blossom (It Depends on What "Semantic" Is: NetBase And Natural Language Processing Hit Hiccups with HealthBase); Kent Anderson (E-books: Tasting Blood in the Water); Margaret Somerville (Ethical pitfalls in academic publishing); and David Crotty (New Technologies and the Need… Read More
Ghostwriting in medical journals is highly prevalent, says JAMA study - September 11, 2009
Editors at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have released a new study on the prevalence of ghostwriting. The move follows recent reports that scientific research has been contaminated by ghost writers funded by drug companies. According to the study, six of the top… Read More
