Pubget revamps Pubget.com - July 29, 2011
Pubget Inc has announced the launch of the latest version of Pubget.com, the search engine for life science PDFs. Pubget.com beta, launched in 2008 at Harvard, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital, was created to eliminate the roadblocks faced by ten million researchers in their daily search… Read More
ITHAKA appoints Kate Wittenberg as Managing Director of Portico - July 29, 2011
ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies, has announced the appointment of Kate Wittenberg as the new Managing Director of Portico, effective September 1. Eileen Fenton, who successfully led Portico since… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - July 29, 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… Read More
RSNA launches full-text journal applications and mobile-optimised websites for Radiology and RadioGraphics - July 29, 2011
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), in conjunction with HighWire Press, has created full-text, universal mobile applications for the Radiology and RadioGraphics journals. The applications are compatible with the iPad and iPhone devices and are available for download at the iTunes app store. RSNA… Read More
Mendeley releases Mendeley Desktop v1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux - July 28, 2011
Research collaboration platform Mendeley, US, has released Mendeley Desktop v1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The release marks the next step in the evolution of this fast growing academic start-up, and it follows two other major milestones for the company - one million users have now… Read More
Hong Kong Polytechnic University selects Ex Libris suite of discovery and delivery products - July 28, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) library has selected the Ex Libris suite of discovery and delivery products, including Primo, with its Central Index; the MetaLib metasearch system; and the SFX OpenURL link resolver. … Read More