Thomson Reuters offers commercial options for Calais web service - September 26, 2008
Thomson Reuters, a US-based provider of information for businesses and professionals, has announced that, in response to publisher and enterprise demand, it is offering commercial options for its Calais web service. With this initiative, the company seeks to bring reliable metadata generation services to companies of… Read More
EBSCO Publishing becomes first aggregated database provider with SUSHI compliant server - September 26, 2008
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO publishing (EBSCO), a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., US, has released a SUSHI server making it the first full text database vendor to support the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI). SUSHI facilitates automated retrieval of usage data from EBSCOhost databases… Read More
Hugo Zhang named Managing Director of Elsevier Science & Technology China - September 26, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced appointment of Hugo Zhang as Managing Director of Elsevier Science & Technology in China. Zhang succeeds Sharon Ruwart who served in this role from 2006-2008, guiding Elsevier in Beijing to become the largest office in China among all foreign publishers.… Read More
Elias A. Zerhouni to step down as Director of the National Institutes of Health - September 26, 2008
Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, the director of the National Institutes of Health, has announced plans to step down at the end of October 2008 to pursue writing projects and explore other professional opportunities. Dr. Zerhouni, a physician scientist and world-renowned leader in radiology research, has served… Read More
Dear Subscribers - September 26, 2008
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EBSCO publishing introduces new series of databases for researchers and students - September 25, 2008
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO publishing (EBSCO), a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., US, is introducing a series of new databases designed to provide researchers and students with a starting point for their research and assignments. Research Starters are topic overviews, relevant to key areas of… Read More
