National Comprehensive Cancer Network launches new online resource for the Chinese oncology community - May 25, 2012
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has launched NCCNChina.org.cn, an online resource for the Chinese oncology community. Designed by the Charlesworth Group, NCCNChina.org.cn currently features the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) - China Editions. Based on the NCCN… Read More
Accelrys launches trial of Contur ELN with UK university scientists - May 25, 2012
Accelrys, Inc., a US-based scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, has announced that it is enabling up to 400 scientists at 16 UK universities to evaluate the Contur Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN). Projected as a low-cost, easy-to-deploy and use ELN, the tool is offered by… Read More
BA Insight ties up with MuseGlobal to expand offerings via TotalView Applications - May 25, 2012
BA Insight, a US-based provider of integrated search technologies and search-based applications, has announced a partnership with metasearch technology provider MuseGlobal, Inc., US. As a result of the partnership, BA Insight has expanded the number of content sources it can securely integrate into its TotalView Applications.… Read More
China set to become global leader in science publishing, according to Nature index - May 24, 2012
China presently publishes more than 6 percent of the papers published in Nature journals, according to the Nature Publishing Index 2011 China. Published as a supplement to Nature, the index is seen to provide yet more evidence that China is fast becoming a global leader in… Read More
SAGE Publications and HighWire renew partnership - May 24, 2012
SAGE Publications, IPG's 2012 Publisher of the Year, has announced the renewal of its strategic partnership with HighWire Press and their electronic publishing organisation. SAGE cited HighWire's versatility, scalability, and the support of its highly capable publication management team as key deciding factors in renewing its… Read More
Online petition in US urging open access to federally funded research gains ground - May 24, 2012
A community-driven petition in the US calling for the Obama administration to open up the results of taxpayer-funded scientific research by making journal articles freely available online is seen to have opened remarkably strong. The petition, which calls for public access to all federally funded research, was posted to the… Read More