Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 begins, digital forms of books take centre stage on opening day - October 10, 2012
The annual Frankfurt Book Fair kicked off October 10, 2012. More than 7,000 exhibitors from 100 countries are attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. Digital forms of books is the central theme of conversations at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair. A number of sessions on… Read More
Apress unveils ApressOpen, offers free and full access to professional-level content - October 10, 2012
Technology books publisher Apress has announced the launch of ApressOpen, a program that offers technology companies and professionals the opportunity to publish technical and business content under an open access model. With ApressOpen, content will be freely available through multiple online distribution channels and electronic formats… Read More
ProQuest to offer access to Journal Watch via expanded tie-up with NEJM - October 10, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has expanded its long-standing relationship with the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Now, in addition to integration of the full-text of NEJM in its information products, plus a collection of classic images and deep index images, ProQuest will… Read More
Ex Libris Primo Central Index to cover Taylor & Francis content - October 10, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Ex Libris Primo Central Index will soon be covering the metadata and full text of all journal content on the Taylor & Francis Online platform and in the Taylor & Francis Open programme. … Read More
Health Economic Evaluations Database now available via EBSCOhost - October 10, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Health Economic Evaluations Database (HEED), a database containing information on studies of cost-effectiveness and other forms of economic evaluation of medicines, is now available via EBSCOhost. Initially developed as a joint initiative between the… Read More
BMC series biology journals urge authors to publish supporting data online - October 10, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that BMC series biology journals have joined BMC Research Notes in encouraging all authors of original research-based articles to publish supporting data permanently online. The authors have also been urged to include an 'Availability of supporting data' section in… Read More