Platts launches Chinese domestic grade fuel oil, LPG assessments - November 28, 2008
Energy information provider Platts, part of the McGraw-Hill Companies, US, recently introduced new Chinese domestic grade assessments for fuel oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to complement the organisation's existing coverage of imported grades. For fuel oil, Platts now assesses domestic-grade 180 centistoke (CST) 2.5 percent… Read More
Emerald’s Research Fund Award programme in collaboration with INASP, submission deadline extended - November 28, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, and the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), in association with the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), International Academy of… Read More
Swets names new Country Manager for Greater India - November 28, 2008
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Rakesh Malik as Country Manager for Greater India. The move follows the recent opening of the company's Delhi based Indian office. Malik brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of the Indian information industry.… Read More
Dear Subscribers - November 28, 2008
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Academic publishers examine future of books at Yale University Press symposium - November 27, 2008
As part of its ongoing centenary celebration, Yale University Press recently hosted a one-day symposium entitled 'Why Books Still Matter'. The conference on scholarly publishing was sponsored by Yale's Whitney Humanities Center, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale University Press. In his keynote… Read More
Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms launched with Unbound Medicine technology - November 27, 2008
Knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, has announced the release of new 'digitally born' products developed in partnership with Merck & Co., Inc. The new products extend the Merck Manual franchise with a new database focused on the assessment and treatment… Read More
