Swets and Mendeley launch Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets - January 16, 2012
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, and Mendeley, creators of the online reference management and academic social networking tool, have announced the launch of Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets. Building on the existing Mendeley functionalities, this multi-device solution provides librarians and institutions with a means… Read More
RSuite CMS launches support community to communicate with RSuite developers and engage users - January 4, 2012
Content solutions and services provider Really Strategies, US, has announced that its RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, has launched a support community dedicated to the success of its customers and partners who have adopted RSuite CMS as a core foundation for their digital… Read More
Control Systems and Electronics Engineering sections added to Engineering Sciences category of Sciencia.org - January 3, 2012
Two new sections - the Control Systems and Electronics Engineering Sciences – have been added to the Engineering Sciences category of the sciences social network, Sciencia.org. The users of the website monitor 72 scientific journals publishing in these two disciplines which currently contain over 9,000 articles.… Read More
Architecture and Civil Engg. sections added to engineering category of Sciencia.org - December 28, 2011
Two new sections, on architecture and civil engineering sciences, have been added to the Engineering Sciences category of the sciences social network, Sciencia.org. The users of the website monitor 72 scientific journals publishing in these two disciplines which currently contain over 9,000 articles. Sciencia.org was… Read More
Taylor & Francis partners with the American Institute of Physics to offer academics access to UniPHY - December 12, 2011
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced a partnership with the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to offer academics access to UniPHY. UniPHY is AIP's scientific social and professional networking site designed to enhance and accelerate collaboration amongst physical science researchers.… Read More
New inorganic and organic chemistry resources featured at Sciencia.org - December 12, 2011
New inorganic and organic chemistry resources have been added to Sciencia.org, a sciences social network. The users of the website monitor 67 scientific journals publishing in these two disciplines which currently contain nearly 12,000 articles. The Chemistry Sciences Social Network Sciencia.org was established to provide… Read More
NoveList announces enhanced resources and a community for librarians - November 9, 2011
NoveList, a division of EBSCO Publishing, US, has added more resources for librarians looking for information to help patrons and to publicise their programmes. The NoveList website and a corresponding Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/EBSCONoveList) have been designed to help librarians connect their patrons… Read More
JISC project with Learning Registry on social media tech for educational content - November 9, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that the nation will participate in a global experiment based on the social media technology behind Twitter and Facebook. The project seeks to find out how the social activity around online educational content can be captured and… Read More
Google Plus user-base crosses 40 million mark - October 24, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that its online social networking service 'Google Plus' has crossed 40 million users mark since its launch in June. Google Plus reportedly attracts 40 million users now. The site was opened to the… Read More
Gale’s new online community to support future of libraries and librarianship - October 4, 2011
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and Library Journal/School Library Journal magazines has announced Librareo, a free web-based community that supports the future of libraries and librarianship. Librareo seeks to provide students enrolled in Library and Information Studies (LIS) programmes with free access to… Read More