Zentralblatt MATH witnesses 3 millionth bibliographic entry in reference database - November 11, 2010
Zentralblatt MATH (ZBMATH), a reference database in mathematical research, has published its 3 millionth bibliographic entry. ZBMATH is projected as the leading publication in mathematics, presenting the development of research in this discipline for the past 150 years. A total of 3,500 journals and more than 1,100 book series and… Read More
CAB Direct reaches the nine-million mark - November 3, 2010
Life sciences publisher Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI), UK, has announced that its database platform, CAB Direct, has published its nine-millionth abstract. CAB Direct includes CAB Abstracts, a leading database covering applied life sciences. ‘Effect of different herbicides on control of purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus… Read More
Cambridge delivers eighth successive year of growth - November 2, 2010
Cambridge University Press, the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has reported its eighth successive year of growth in its annual report for the year to April 30, 2010, despite a turbulent global economy. The report shows that sales of books and journals published by… Read More
CHOICE deems ebrary’s Academic Complete e-book database ‘Highly Recommended’ - October 11, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that CHOICE has acknowledged its flagship Academic Complete e-book subscription database as 'highly recommended' to lower level undergraduate students and above. CHOICE is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the… Read More
EBSCO scholarship for librarian to attend 30th annual Charleston Conference - October 7, 2010
Knowledge base provider EBSCO has announced that it is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for a librarian to attend the 30th Annual Charleston Conference on Nov. 3-6, 2010 in Charleston, SC, for the second year. Applicants had to submit a short essay that detailed how their library… Read More
STEM CELLS and International Stem Cell Symposium to present annual STEM CELLS Young Investigator Award - October 1, 2010
Wiley-Blackwell and AlphaMed Press, co-publishers of the peer-reviewed journal STEM CELLS, have announced that the annual STEM CELLS Young Investigator Award will be presented on October 2, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. The award is co-sponsored by the International Stem Cell Symposium. The US $10,000 award… Read More
Oxford University Press’ Oxford Open initiative reaches open access milestone - September 24, 2010
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced that the 100th journal has now joined its Oxford Open initiative. The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Infectious Diseases, which are to be published by OUP on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America from… Read More
Elsevier titles win British Medical Association Award - September 24, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that two of its medical titles won first prize in their respective categories at the annual BMA Medical Book Competition ceremony in London. An additional 22 Elsevier books were highly commended. The Awards were presented by Professor Averil Mansfield, Immediate Past… Read More
Thomson Reuters predicts Nobel Laureates for 2010 - September 22, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the 2010 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates researchers likely to be in contention for Nobel honours. Thomson Reuters claims to be the only organisation to use quantitative data to make annual predictions of Nobel Prize winners. Each year, Thomson… Read More
EBSCO offers scholarships to librarians attending 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting - September 20, 2010
The American Library Association (ALA) and information services provider EBSCO, US, have announced a partnership to offer five scholarships for librarians to attend the 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. The meeting, scheduled for January 7-11, 2011, offers an opportunity for continuing education, meetings and… Read More
