Australasian universities sign up for Maney online research journals collections - November 12, 2007
Academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, has announced an agreement with the consortium Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). Under the deal, three major Australasian universities have signed up to Maney Online Research E-journal (MORE) collections for 2008. The universities are: the Swinburne University of Technology, the… Read More
University HealthSystem Consortium renews contract with Thomson Healthcare - November 12, 2007
University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), US, has signed a new five-year agreement with Healthcare solutions provider Thomson Healthcare, part of Thomson Corporation, US, for its comparative database and benchmarking tool, ACTION-OI. The new contract builds on a 10-year relationship between the two organisations… Read More
Journal of the California Dental Association converts to OA - November 12, 2007
The Journal of the California Dental Association has reportedly converted to open access (OA), starting with the October 2007 issue. The journal will also offer OA to past issues back to 1998. A monthly peer-reviewed scientific publication, the Journal of the California Dental Association keeps dentists… Read More
FSTA- Food Science and Technology Abstracts now available on EBSCOhost - November 12, 2007
Scientific publisher IFIS Publishing, UK, has announced that FSTA- Food Science and Technology Abstracts is now available on EBSCOhost. FSTA, a leading database of information on food science, food technology and nutrition, provides a rapid way for food professionals, scientists and researchers to locate relevant information… Read More
Dr. William D. Steers named new Editor of The Journal of Urology - November 12, 2007
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Dr. William D. Steers will be the new Editor of The Journal of Urology, the official journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). Dr. Steers replaces former Editor Dr. Martin I. Resnick, who died earlier this year. Dr. Steers… Read More
ProQuest, Gale in agreement for database cross-searching - November 12, 2007
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group (CIG), US, has announced an agreement with Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, to connect their respective digital research databases of early modern English books via cross-search technology. These databases are in use at more than 200 universities worldwide. In… Read More
