Nature Education launches interactive Biology textbook - February 17, 2012
Nature Education, the educational division of Nature Publishing Group, has announced the worldwide release of Principles of Biology, a $49 interactive university-level biology textbook. The pilot version of Principles of Biology was released in September 2011 to select customers, including California State University, who also partnered… Read More
Thomson introduces intuitive user interface in IP intelligence platform - February 17, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced certain enhancements to Thomson Innovation, its IP intelligence and collaboration platform. Based on customer feedback, the redesigned, intuitive user interface seeks to accelerate productivity by streamlining workflow and bringing the most important information forward, giving… Read More
OCLC adds 500,000 records to WorldCat from China Academic Library and Information System - February 17, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has added 500,000 records to WorldCat from the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS), a nationwide academic library consortium with a mission to promote, maintain and improve resource sharing among Chinese university libraries and other libraries and institutions. These records… Read More
Reed Elsevier names David Brennan non-executive director - February 17, 2012
Publisher Reed Elsevier has announced the appointment of David Brennan as a member of the Supervisory Board of Reed Elsevier NV and as a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier PLC with effect from November 1, 2012, subject to shareholder approval at the respective Annual General Meetings… Read More
Clinical Advisor launches collection of medical videos on ClinicalAdvisor.com - February 17, 2012
The Clinical Advisor, the medical journal for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, has launched a 'best of the web' collection of medical videos on its website ClinicalAdvisor.com. The videos have been organised into categories that closely align with diseases that nurse practitioners and physician assistants… Read More
Ex Libris Group integrates LOCKSS Program software with the SFX OpenURL link resolver - February 17, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the integration of the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) Program software with the SFX OpenURL link resolver. Based at Stanford University Libraries, the LOCKSS Program is an international community collaboration that archives copies of… Read More
