Biotechnology for Biofuels names Debra Mohnen as co-Editor-in-Chief - July 14, 2011
Biotechnology for Biofuels, an open access journal published by BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Professor Debra Mohnen of the University of Georgia as a new Editor-in-Chief, joining Charles Wyman, Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal and Mike Himmel at the helm. She will succeed Chris Somerville, amongst the… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - July 14, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of smartphones… Read More
OCLC adds more databases and collections to WorldCat Local discovery service - July 13, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has signed agreements with leading publishers and other content providers from around the world to add more databases and collections to WorldCat Local, its OCLC discovery service. WorldCat Local offers users integrated access to more than 800 million… Read More
Elsevier integrates two new collaboration analyses capabilities within SciVal Strata - July 13, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced two new collaboration analyses capabilities - Geographical Collaboration Network and Author Network - available within SciVal Strata, a web-based tool focused on the evaluation of research performance. SciVal Strata offers researchers and research administrators the… Read More
Nanyang Technological University selects EBSCO Discovery Service - July 13, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Nanyang Technological University has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to enable users to discover the entire library's content from a single search box. Nanyang Technological University is an internationally known, research-intensive institution in Singapore. … Read More
CCIA releases economic study with value of exceptions to copyright law - July 13, 2011
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has released an economic study that calculates the value of industries that depend on exceptions to copyright law. The 2011 study, 'Fair Use in the US Economy,' commissioned by the Computer & Communications Industry Association, incorporates data from 2008… Read More
