Ecological Society of America offers search facility in database of experts - April 5, 2010
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has unveiled its updated resource for policymakers and members of the media. The Rapid Response Team (RRT) database, an ESA resource for several years, has now been made fully searchable. Users can find ecological scientists who specialise in a variety… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - April 5, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Improving Peer Review: Let’s Provide an Ingredients List for Our Readers); Martin Fenner (Let's make science metrics more scientific); Michelle Kraft (What is Your Library’s Mission and What Does It Mean to Users?); and Philip Davis (Finally! An… Read More
E-publishing, outsourcing identified as most compelling current trends - April 2, 2010
Mobility is reportedly the buzzword in the content industry currently. It was recently reported that 13 American publishers stated that their e-book sales increased 176.6 percent in 2009 to $169.5 million. Industry players – particularly trade publishers and their content services providers — are increasingly noticing this trend. Various events… Read More
French publishers set to sue Google over scanning project - April 2, 2010
Three major French publishers are reportedly filing lawsuits against Internet search services provider, Google, Inc., US, for the illegal scanning of their catalogues. This was announced by Antoine Gallimard, CEO of French publisher Gallimard, at the Paris Book Fair, media reports have indicated. The move follows… Read More
UpToDate adds Allergy, Asthma and Immunology content to clinical information database - April 2, 2010
UpToDate, part of healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the addition of Allergy and Immunology to its clinical information database. Subscribers to UpToDate can now access over 300 topics specifically devoted to allergy, asthma and immunology, and a total of over 8,300 topics… Read More
Serials Solutions receives full permissions as CONSER Affiliate member - April 2, 2010
E-Resource Access and Management Services (ERAMS) provider Serials Solutions, US, a business unit of ProQuest Information and Learning, has announced that its catalogers can ‘CONSER authenticate’ non-CONSER records for distribution as new records. Now a CONSER Affiliate member of the Library of Congress’ Serial Record Division… Read More
