CAS REGISTRY on track to register 50 millionth chemical substance - August 18, 2009
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced that it is on track to register the 50 millionth unique chemical substance on September 7. The CAS REGISTRY claims to be the most comprehensive and high-quality compendium of publicly disclosed chemical information.… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils latest version of database for synthetic chemists - August 18, 2009
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the latest release of its database Prous Science Integrity, developed in response to demand from synthetic chemists in pharmaceutical and fine chemical companies. The redesigned Organic Synthesis Knowledge Area within Prous Science Integrity allows researchers to directly retrieve… Read More
IDPF launches EPUB Standards maintenance work - August 18, 2009
The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the standards and trade association for digital publishing, has announced that the maintenance activities associated with the EPUB standards will start this month. The DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Consortium will provide leadership and resources to assist in the maintenance… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education and Chegg.com partner to launch pilot shared-revenue programme - August 18, 2009
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, US, and online textbook rental company Chegg.com have announced the launch of a pilot shared-revenue programme. Under the initiative, McGraw-Hill will provide new print textbooks directly to Chegg for its online rental business. This first-of-its-kind collaboration will provide McGraw-Hill with a… Read More
EDP Sciences announce impressive growth in Impact Factors of its journals - August 18, 2009
Society publisher EDP Sciences, France, has announced that more than 20 publications produced and distributed by the company have an Impact Factor (IF), and the combined efforts of the editorial offices and the resources made available to them over the past several years have yielded excellent… Read More
Radiological Society of North America redesigns websites with added features - August 18, 2009
The Radiological Society of North America recently unveiled a new look and layout for the Radiology (radiology.rsna.org) and RadioGraphics (radiographics.rsna.org) homepages and articles. Along with newly designed tables of contents and a flexible, three-column design, RadioGraphics and Radiology share other new features… Read More
