Brill celebrates 333rd anniversary at 23rd Beijing International Book Fair - August 29, 2016
Academic publisher Brill celebrated its 333rd year anniversary at the 23rd Beijing International Book Fair (August 24 – 28). Several key events took place that are of strategic importance to Brill's presence and growth in China. The festive Brill reception held on August 24 was opened… Read More
BioMed Central expands BMC-series portfolio with the launch of BMC Zoology - August 29, 2016
Open access publisher BioMed Central recently launched BMC Zoology, a new open access, peer-reviewed journal within the BMC series. BMC Zoology will increase and disseminate zoological knowledge through the publication of original research, methodology, database, software and debate articles. All launch articles are openly and… Read More
Celebrating 45 years of WorldCat - August 29, 2016
WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections, recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of its launch. On August 26, 1971, the OCLC Online Union Catalog (now known as WorldCat) began operation. From a single terminal, cataloguers at Ohio… Read More
RCNi partners with Impelsys to launch native mobile apps to aid RCNi Learning - August 29, 2016
RCNi, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal College of Nursing, has announced a partnership with Impelsys, a provider of technology solutions and services for educational providers and publishers globally, to launch native mobile apps to support their online learning platform, RCNi… Read More
First Databank Europe launches Web API Solution for fast, reliable, and secure access to FDB Multilex - August 29, 2016
First Databank Europe (FDB), part of the Hearst Health network and one of the leading providers of clinical drug knowledge that assists to improve medication-related decisions and patient outcomes, has launched a web API version of solution FDB Multilex. The web API delivers FDB Multilex through… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 29, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Scientific Reports On Track To Become Largest Journal In The World); Jian Wang, Reinhilde Veugelers and Paula Stephan (Bias against novelty in science: A cautionary tale for users of bibliometric indicators); David Matthews (eLife reveals publication costs to… Read More
