Elsevier introduces new interactive feature on SciVerse ScienceDirect to enrich content of articles - August 2, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has introduced Genome Viewer, a new interactive feature on SciVerse ScienceDirect for applicable life sciences journals. The Genome Viewer is a SciVerse application that displays detailed gene or genomic sequence information on the genes mentioned in an article. The Genome Viewer utilises… Read More
Kyushu University in Fukuoka selects Summon web-scale discovery service - August 2, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries, has announced that Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, has adopted the Summon web-scale discovery service. The Summon service will provide Kyushu's users a single search point for discovery across library resources. Branded by Kyushu… Read More
JISC announces support for govt. recommendations for peer review process changes - August 2, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced its support for the recently recommended improvements to the way scientific papers are checked before they are published, calling for the peer review process to be more transparent. The recommendations came out of a House of… Read More
SAGE acquires Learning Matters - August 2, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the purchase of UK independent publisher Learning Matters. The sale was announced jointly by Learning Matters founder and Managing Director Jonathan Harris, and Ziyad Marar, Global Publishing Director, SAGE. Founded in 1999, Learning Matters is a leading publisher of market… Read More
Thieme Publishing Group announces version 3.5 of Pharmaceutical Substances - August 2, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that Pharmaceutical Substances version 3.5 is now available. Compiled by renowned scientists Professors A. Kleemann, J. Engel, B. Kutscher and Dr. D. Reichert, this comprehensive reference guide to every significant pharmaceutical compound contains syntheses, patents and applications of… Read More
Programme for Berlin 9 Open Access meeting announced - August 2, 2011
The programme for the international Berlin 9 Open Access meeting has been announced by the organising coalition. Focusing on the impact of Open Access in research and scholarship, the event will explore how open, online access has the potential to transform the process of discovery and… Read More
