Dear Subscribers - November 9, 2007
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BioMed Central launches new OA journal – Patient Safety in Surgery - November 9, 2007
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of a new journal - Patient Safety in Surgery. Prof. Philip Stahel of Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine; and Professor Pierre-Alain Clavien of the University Hospital Zurich will serve as Editors-in-Chief.… Read More
Thomson expands Chinese patent coverage in Derwent patents index - November 8, 2007
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has broadened its coverage of China's patent activity with the addition of English-translated Chinese Utility Model Registrations in Derwent World Patents Index (DWPISM). Thomson Scientific is claimed to be the first patent information provider to offer… Read More
Global healthcare company signs agreement to purchase EMBASE Classic - November 8, 2007
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that global healthcare company, Bayer HealthCare AG, Germany, has signed an agreement to purchase EMBASE Classic. Available in electronic format for the first time, EMBASE Classic is a fully digitised bibliographic database drawn from 43 Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals published… Read More
ProQuest adds new copyright permission feature to CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences - November 8, 2007
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group (CIG), US, has added a new copyright permission feature to CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences as a free service for current subscribers. The new feature provides instant access to rightsholder information and offers the ability to secure permission to re-use any… Read More
Six more BioMed Central journals chosen for inclusion in MEDLINE - November 8, 2007
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that six BioMed Central titles have recently been accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE. The journals are: Head and Face Medicine; Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation; Journal of Translational Medicine; Radiation Oncology; Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy; and… Read More
