Elsevier launches eClips Consult, streamlines clinicians’ access to medical journal content - January 16, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has introduced eClips Consult, a website and e-mail digest service designed to simplify the process of professional medical journal research and information access. The site and e-mail service address physicians' need to quickly identify and assimilate information from 350 major medical journals… Read More
Unbound Medicine offers download support for iPhone and iPod - January 16, 2009
Healthcare knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, has announced that its platform now supports application download to Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices. Adding delivery of iPhone applications to existing support for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Palm OS devices is seen to further strengthen Unbound… Read More
Hindawi adds support for the ePUB digital format - January 14, 2009
STM publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation, US, has announced the addition of the ePUB digital format on its online platform for all of its journal and book publications. ePUB is a modern, industry standard format developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum, of which Hindawi is a… Read More
Over 30,000 e-book titles made available on BooksOnBoard for iPhones - January 7, 2009
Online books retailer BooksOnBoard, US, has announced that it has released over 30,000 e-book titles for iPhones. Now iPhone owners can get most new release books anywhere on either Apple iPhone or iTouch with direct downloads to the device through the AT&T 3G network or through… Read More
Emerald to launch eBook series collections at the Information Online event - January 7, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that it will present its eBook series collections for the first time at the Information Online scheduled for January 20 - 22, 2009 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney. The eBook series… Read More
Oxford University Press is now Shibboleth-compliant - December 22, 2008
The Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that, starting December 22, 2008, its journals and many online products can be accessed using Shibboleth by subscribing institutions who are members of the UK Access Management Federation. Shibboleth is a system used by libraries to control access to… Read More
Digital edition of Seed Magazine launched - December 19, 2008
Science media company Seed Media Group, US, has announced the launch of the digital edition of Seed Magazine. The digital edition is a mobile, searchable, and web-based version of the print format. The digital copy will be delivered to subscribers a week before the print version… Read More
NRC-CISTI implementing e-journals strategy - December 16, 2008
The National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) has announced that it is implementing its 'collect and connect strategy'. For journals, this strategy focuses on collecting electronic-only versions and connecting clients to publisher sites and other sources of content. This is part… Read More
Scitation unveils C³ online publishing platform with XML content server - December 9, 2008
Scitation, the online hosting platform of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), and 30 scientific and technical publishers formally introduced the C³ development initiative at the recently concluded Online Information 2008. The programme, which began over a year ago with the release of Web 2.0-enabled abstract… Read More
Springer joins SERU initiative - December 8, 2008
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has registered as a participating publisher in the Shared E-Resource Understanding (SERU). SERU is a set of terms that protects both the publisher and user of online content. By registering for SERU, Springer is endorsing a common description… Read More
