CCC announces enhancements to online licensing tool – Rightslink - July 21, 2010
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organisation providing copyright licensing solutions, has announced that it has upgraded its online licensing tool Rightslink. Rightslink allows content users to obtain instant reprint and permission services directly on publishers' websites. The new version of Rightslink includes new features that… Read More
Google closes down two China-based online services - July 21, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced its decision to shut down two of its China-based online services. The company will also stop providing technical support to a Chinese-language website. The decision comes nearly 10 days after Beijing renewed Google's licence to continue operations… Read More
Northeastern University selects EBSCO Discovery Service for unified search experience - July 21, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Northeastern University has chosen to work with the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), a unified, customised index of available information resources, to explore the impact of a one-stop 'discovery' system on user research. Northeastern will… Read More
EE Times Group unveils new website - July 21, 2010
EE Times Group, a United Business Media company, has launched the new EE Times website at www.eetimes.com. An innovative media platform, the new website claims to be the first professional community linking everyone in the global electronics industry to drive technology sales.… Read More
Global water organisations launch new journal – World Water: Water Reuse & Desalination - July 21, 2010
The Water Environment Federation (WEF), WateReuse Association (WRA), and the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) recently announced the launch of a new journal - World Water: Water Reuse & Desalination. The collaborative journal is designed to address the growing informational, technical and operational needs of global water… Read More
Beech Tree Publishing to preserve e-journals in Portico - July 21, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced a preservation agreement with Beech Tree Publishing. Under the deal, Portico will preserve the latter's collection of three e-journals. Beech Tree is an independent UK-based company that publishes the peer-reviewed academic journals Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal,… Read More
