IMS expands Oncology Analyzer offering in China - July 23, 2010
Pharmaceutical and healthcare information provider IMS Health, US, has announced the expansion of IMS Oncology Analyzer to additional cities in China. The market measurement tool enables IMS's pharmaceutical clients to assess treatments and guide commercial decisions in the country's fast-growing, more than $1.5 billion oncology market.… Read More
Google closes down two China-based online services - July 21, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced its decision to shut down two of its China-based online services. The company will also stop providing technical support to a Chinese-language website. The decision comes nearly 10 days after Beijing renewed Google's licence to continue operations… Read More
Springer and the International Union of Crystallography join OASPA - June 30, 2010
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has announced that the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) and STM publisher Springer have joined the Association as its latest members. The IUCr is a scientific union adhering to the International Council for Science (ICSU). Its objectives are to… Read More
Google examining impact of new Chinese laws on Google Maps service - June 24, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc is reportedly examining the impact new Chinese regulations could have on its Google Maps service. China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping recently announced new regulations that require firms providing online map and location services to apply for a license.… Read More
More than 100,000 institutions benefit from free resources offered via EBSCOhost - June 23, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that more than 100,000 institutions are benefiting from free resources offered via EBSCOhost. EBSCO has been providing key database content free of charge since 2008. Two free EBSCOhost resources - GreenFILE and Library, Information Science &… Read More
ASME eBooks now available on ASME Digital Library - June 10, 2010
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the availability of select ASME Press book titles from 1998 to the present in eBook format on its Digital Library. Starting July 1, ASME will offer, for the first time, 50 titles in eBook format. The Society… Read More
NTU and Fraunhofer to set up research center to boost Singapore’s Interactive Digital Media industry - June 1, 2010
Singapore's capabilities in Interactive Digital Media (IDM) research will be boosted with the setting up of the Fraunhofer IDM Centre@NTU by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Europe's largest institution for applied research, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer). The centre will focus on the promotion of applied research as well… Read More
Glaxo shares research data online for drug development - May 26, 2010
The Linux operating system, about a decade ago, is seen to have helped spark a revolution in how software is developed. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, a move by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC could now test how well similar open source principles… Read More
Gold Standard/Elsevier to continue publishing transparent drug pricing information - May 19, 2010
Drug decision support provider Gold Standard/Elsevier, US, has announced that it will continue to publish transparent drug pricing information, including average wholesale price (AWP) and all other current and future pricing benchmarks. The announcement comes amidst statements by other drug database suppliers indicating they will discontinue… Read More
Springer extends print-on-demand MyCopy service to Europe - May 18, 2010
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has extended its MyCopy service to library users in Europe, with immediate effect. The move follows the successful launch of the service in the US and Canada. The MyCopy offer will be valid for more than 15,000 electronic Springer books published… Read More
