Thomson Reuters adds new features to Citation Impact Center - August 14, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced the addition of new features to Citation Impact Center. Citation Impact Center is a web-based resource devoted to scholarly resources and discussion about the many facets of citation-based evaluation. The Citation Impact Center, formally… Read More
NewsRx launches 86 new titles under its VerticalNews imprint - August 14, 2008
Publisher and international news organisation NewsRx, US, has launched 86 new titles under its VerticalNews imprint. New geographic-oriented titles at VerticalNews focus on news from Asia, China, and India. As part of this launch and to promote international understanding of climate-impacting issues, the company has made… Read More
Michigan University scientist creating genomic database for biofuel crops - August 14, 2008
Michigan State University scientists, led by Robin Buell and Kevin Childs, are reportedly creating an easily accessible, web-based genomic database of information on crops that can be used to make ethanol. Genomic databases contain information on the molecular biology and genetics of a particular species. The… Read More
ProQuest expands Periodical Archive, releases new collection - August 14, 2008
ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has announced the completion of Collection 6 and launch of Collection 7 of Periodicals Archive Online. Periodicals Archive Online is known for its access to international, scholarly literature from 37 subject areas in the arts, humanities and social sciences, spanning… Read More
ARL/CNI forum on Reinventing Science Librarianship - August 14, 2008
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) are cosponsoring a forum on 'Reinventing Science Librarianship: Models for the Future,' to be held October 16-17, 2008. The event follows the 153rd ARL Membership Meeting, at the Ritz-Carlton,… Read More
First international workshop on Ontology-supported Business Intelligence - August 14, 2008
The EU-funded ACTIVE (Enabling the knowledge powered enterprise) and MUSING (Multi-industry, semantic-based next generation business intelligence) projects are organising the first international workshop on Ontology-supported Business Intelligence (OBI2008). The workshop, scheduled for October 26 - 27 in Karlsruhe, Germany, is co-located with the 7th International Semantic… Read More
