Elsevier launches global online community – Innovation Explorers - March 27, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Innovation Explorers, an online community of 300 researchers from 69 countries. Through online activities ranging from facilitated chats to one-on-one interviews, the members will help the global publisher identify, design and deliver relevant products and services that… Read More
SAGE launches new social network for discussion of research methods - March 27, 2009
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Methodspace.com, a public social network for discussion of research methods online. Methodspace aims to bring together researchers from across the academic spectrum looking for support and advice on any aspect of methodology. Registered users… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches IDRAC Notes - March 26, 2009
The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has launched IDRAC Notes, an add-on commenting feature to IDRAC. This will allow colleagues within the same organisation to create, update and share comments attached to IDRAC PDF documents. Designed from user feedback, IDRAC Notes seeks to… Read More
WebJunction connects library staff competencies to new social learning platform - February 18, 2009
WebJunction, an online learning community for librarians and library staff, has released Library Management Competencies, a guide to courses and resources to help current and aspiring library managers to be more successful in their work. All WebJunction courses and programmes take place within its unique social… Read More
NPG launches networking website for scientists in New York - January 29, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Nature Network, free online networking website for scientists worldwide, has launched a 'hub' dedicated to New York City at http://network.nature.com/hubs/nyc/. New York City (NYC) joins London and Boston as the third Nature… Read More
Ex Libris to launch new Web 2.0 usage-based scholarly recommendation service - January 27, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced a new Web 2.0 recommender service - Ex Libris bX. A first-of-its-kind, the service will provide library users with article-level recommendations based on collective usage data amassed from research communities around the world. bX is the result… Read More
European Respiratory Society, American Thoracic Society selected for TBI/Talis project - January 9, 2009
Library management systems provider Talis Information Ltd., UK, and TBI Communications, UK, have announced that the successful applicant for their new project is a joint submission from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS). The project is designed… Read More
Elsevier launches American Journal of Medicine blog - December 18, 2008
Elsevier health science journal, the American Journal of Medicine (AJM) has introduced the American Journal of Medicine blog, a forum where physicians and other healthcare professionals can discuss the research and applications for clinical practice that have been published in the journal. Primary content for the… Read More
WebWorks ePublisher enables publishing and deployment of content to Wiki formats - October 14, 2008
WebWorks.com, part of publishing platform solutions developer Quadralay Corporation, US, has announced the Fall 2008 release of its ePublisher platform. WebWorks ePublisher 2008.3 includes the first commercially available multi-input / multi-output 'Publish to Wiki' functionality. First unveiled at the WebWorks 2007 RoundUp Users Conference and subsequently… Read More
Cone study emphasises need for organisations to establish social networking with customers - September 29, 2008
Strategy and communications agency Cone LLC recently conducted a study, according to which almost 60 percent of Americans interact with companies on a social media website, and one in four interacts more than once per week. Recent years have witnessed an increasing penetration of social networking… Read More
