Dear Subscribers - October 26, 2007
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ScienceDirect offers additional features tested by development partners - October 24, 2007
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it has added more development-partner-tested features on its ScienceDirect platform. As an integral part of ScienceDirect's product development, the development partners' involvement is seen to have ensured that the new features mirror researchers' needs. Through intelligent document matching, the… Read More
Nine SAGE journals to participate in CSE’s global theme issue on poverty and development - October 24, 2007
Academic publisher SAGE, US, has announced its participation in a Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development recently launched by the Council of Science Editors (CSE). The CSE global theme issue aims to raise awareness and stimulate interest and debate on the crucial matters of… Read More
ProQuest launches second collection in British periodicals series - October 24, 2007
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced the launch of British Periodicals Collection II, the second phase of its British Periodicals digital collection. When complete, British Periodicals Collection II will consist of more than 300 journals and 3 million pages. The latest collection incorporates… Read More
Convera, Advanstar Communications sign deal to develop multiple specialised vertical search solutions - October 24, 2007
Search technology provider Convera Corporation, US, has announced an agreement with media company Advanstar Communications Inc., US. Under the deal, Advanstar will develop a series of vertical search engines using Convera search technology to help the company deliver relevant web content to its specialised business and… Read More
OCLC and OCLC PICA form one global organisation - October 24, 2007
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that it is uniting all offices under one name and visual brand identity to reflect a global enterprise with a unified strategy to serve libraries worldwide. As a result of the move, OCLC PICA,… Read More
