Springer launches new networking site – TheNeuroNetwork.com - October 15, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced the launch of a free, multidimensional professional networking site, TheNeuroNetwork.com, for those working and studying the brain. The website offers an online community and networking site for those studying neural activities in the brain (invertebrate to… Read More
Semantic Wiki website launched for AcaWiki users - October 9, 2009
Representatives of nonprofit project AcaWiki have announced the opening of a new semantic-Wiki based website (http://acawiki.org) that allows scholars, students and bloggers to easily post summaries and discuss academic papers online. All content posted to the site is licensed under a Creative… Read More
Ripple6 launches social networking platform with monetisation tool for publishers - August 21, 2009
Ripple6, a US-based provider of social media services to brand marketers and publishers, has unveiled Ripple6 OnDemand, a social networking platform that seeks to offer easy implementation, scalability and new monetisation opportunities. With Ripple6 OnDemand, publishers can connect with their audiences and generate incremental revenue by… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins launches new online community for family medicine practitioners - August 11, 2009
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) has announced the launch of www.5minutemd.com, a new online community for family medicine practitioners. The new site builds on the success of LWW’s popular 5-Minute Medical Clinical Consult 2010. It gives health professionals the ability to connect, exchange… Read More
Bowker, Impelsys announce joint-marketing programme - June 2, 2009
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, and e-content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, Inc., US, have announced a joint-marketing programme that will enhance the discoverability of more than nine million titles that are commercially available in Bowker's Books in Print catalogue. Integrated within Bowker's new SEO Title Cards,… Read More
Elsevier admits error in promoting Merck drug - May 8, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has issued a public statement over its role in the marketing of the Vioxx anti-arthritis drug. The publisher acknowledged that it had failed to meet its disclosure standards in producing a publication sponsored by US pharmaceutical group Merck. In a statement issued… Read More
Symyx Technologies launches next-generation scientific informatics software - May 7, 2009
Symyx Technologies, Inc., a US-based provider of technologies for R&D, has announced the release of Symyx Isentris Personal Edition scientific software. Designed for small to mid-size R&D organisations and for individuals, Isentris Personal Edition brings advanced scientific information management, exploration, and sharing capabilities to scientists without… Read More
Open Access Directory celebrates first anniversary - May 4, 2009
The Open Access Directory (OAD), a Wiki hosted by Simmons College, celebrated its first anniversary on April 30. Under OAD, community contributors create and maintain simple, factual lists about open access (OA) to science and scholarship. Launched in 2008 and operated entirely by an international corps… Read More
LibraryU adds content to WebJunction ‘s training catalogue for library staff - March 31, 2009
WebJunction, an online learning community for librarians and library staff, is now offering a Custom Course Catalog, a new service that provides a central location to host, promote and track library staff training. In February, LibraryU, a US-based provider of online, library-specific staff development courses, joined… Read More
PLoS ONE launches community blog for journal authors and readers - March 30, 2009
PLoS ONE, a free online journal published by open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), US, has announced the launch of everyONE (http://everyone.plos.org), a new community blog for PLoS ONE authors and readers. As of March 2009, PLoS ONE has published… Read More
