Elsevier launches German language version of clinical reference tool MD Consult - November 4, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of DoctorConsult (http://www.doctorconsult.de), the German language version of its professional clinical reference tool, MD Consult. The move is part of Elsevier's expanded efforts to provide interactive clinical reference and clinical decision support (CDS) tools… Read More
Thieme Publishing Group launches Pharmaceutical Substances Version 3.1 - November 4, 2008
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the largest update to Pharmaceutical Substances since its launch in 2003. Pharmaceutical Substances Version 3.1, available via Thieme-connect (thieme-connect.com), is a comprehensive reference guide to every significant pharmaceutical compound and includes all FDA approved active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).… Read More
OSA launches Interactive Science Publishing initiative with two research results - November 4, 2008
The Optical Society of America (OSA) has launched an Interactive Science Publishing (ISP) initiative. The initiative allows authors to submit a manuscript that includes large three-dimensional data and gives researchers, scientists and engineers a way to evaluate new research results more thoroughly. The first results to… Read More
BioMed Central unveils new OA journal – PathoGenetics - November 4, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of a new journal - PathoGenetics. Stylianos Antonarakis of the University of Geneva Medical School, and Andrea Ballabio, Director, Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, will serve as co-Editors-in-Chief. They will be supported by an international… Read More
Stanford University Libraries and SirsiDynix partner for original script access - November 4, 2008
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, and Stanford University have announced the completion of a project that allows searching and display of the library's Chinese, Japanese, and Korean holdings in the original scripts. In a previous related project, functionality for searching, sorting,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer names Robert Becker as President and CEO Wolters Kluwer Health - November 4, 2008
Information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Robert Becker as President and CEO Wolters Kluwer Health, effective November 1, 2008. Becker is currently CEO of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Stacey Caywood will be appointed President and CEO of Wolters… Read More
