CAS Registry registers 70 millionth substance - December 7, 2012
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced a major milestone for the CAS Registry, the largest collection of publicly disclosed chemical substance information. CAS scientists registered the 70 millionth substance from a patent application submitted to the… Read More
NTNU selects EBSCO as supplier of periodicals, e-books and discovery platform - December 7, 2012
EBSCO Information Services, US, has announced that it has been selected as the supplier for print and electronic periodicals, e-books, and associated subscription management and access services such as a discovery tool for NTNU, Norway's primary institution for the education of engineers and scientists. It is… Read More
Thomson Reuters paper offers tips for efficient scholarly meeting management - December 7, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has released a white paper titled "Managing Scholarly Meetings: Best Practices for Best-In-Class Proceedings". The paper details how ScholarOne Abstracts and meeting solutions can be used to streamline the efficiency of scholarly meeting planning and management. … Read More
ProQuest publishes 2013 edition of ‘Statistical Abstract of the United States’ - December 7, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has published the 2013 edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. The resource is claimed to be one of researchers' most valued reference tools — the premier collection of statistics on the US and its people. The… Read More
Four new publishers to participate in CLOCKSS Archive - December 7, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of four new publishers in its digital preservation archive. These include: ALPSP, Rocky Mountain Geology, Tangram Edizioni Scientifiche Trento and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Press (VGTU Press). ALPSP is the international organisation for non-profit publishers. It has a… Read More
Coventry University and Ingram collaborate on innovative textbook programme for students - December 7, 2012
Ingram Content Group has announced that first year students at Coventry University will have core textbooks and materials provided as part of their course fees in 2012 and 2013 through an innovative program developed between Coventry University and Ingram Content Group's UK library supply company. … Read More
