OARE programme registers 1500 institutions in less than three years - May 18, 2009
Research4Life has announced that the Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) programme has registered 1500 institutions since its launch in 2006, an increase of nearly 700 percent. Scientists, researchers and environmental policy-makers in 1,500 not-for-profit institutions in the world's poorest countries will now gain free or… Read More
ARL releases report on contemporary preservation activities in member libraries - May 18, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a report titled 'Safeguarding Collections at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Describing Roles & Measuring Contemporary Preservation Activities in ARL Libraries.' The report seeks to provide a current picture of preservation activities in ARL member libraries, and… Read More
Emerald announces enhancements to Emerald Management First - May 18, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced the latest update of Emerald Management First, now customisable with content from the Emerald portfolio of scholarly journals. This development offers private and public organisations the flexibility to enhance their Emerald Management First subscription… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell launches online reference portal on influenza A H1N1 - May 18, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has launched an online reference website offering free access to research articles and publications relating to influenza A H1N1. The complimentary content includes articles from the Cochrane Library, The Hospitalist and from… Read More
Highlights of 2008 collection free to access in Journal of Physics D - May 18, 2009
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, published by IOP publishing, UK, has announced the online publication of the 'Highlights of 2008' collection. Thirty articles represent some of the best work recently published in the journal. Articles include research papers, fast-track communications, review articles and cluster issue… Read More
Jones and Bartlett acquires Sleep Ed, LLC - May 18, 2009
Educational publisher Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (J&B), US, has announced the acquisition of Sleep Ed, LLC, a publisher of references for sleep technicians and professionals as well as respiratory care students. Essentials of Polysomnography, a textbook recently published Sleep Ed, claims to be the only… Read More
