Elsevier launches Knovel Polymer Matrix Composites Database - January 14, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the Knovel Polymer Matrix Composites Database. The new database helps companies replace existing materials or select new composites during the engineering research and design process, helping engineering teams increase efficiency in the early materials selection stage, lower costs… Read More
Nature Plants joins Nature family of research journals - January 9, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced the launch of Nature Plants, the newest member of the Nature family of research journals. It is the first journal in the field to focus on excellence in research across the plant sciences, building upon the cross-disciplinary model… Read More
In first LWW issue, Journal for Healthcare Quality puts focus on Healthcare Transitions - January 9, 2015
In its first issue published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, the Journal for Healthcare Quality presents a special issue on Healthcare Transitions. Effective and efficient healthcare transitions - patient "handoffs" between providers, units, or healthcare systems - are a… Read More
NISO publishes revised SUSHI Standard and Supporting Documentation - January 9, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a revision to the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) Protocol (ANSI/NISO Z39.93-2014). The SUSHI standard defines an automated request and response model for the harvesting of electronic resource usage data utilising a Web services framework that can… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education unveils latest version of SmartBook at 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show - January 8, 2015
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education introduced the newest version of SmartBook, company's adaptive reading platform, at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show. SmartBook helps students study more effectively and efficiently by guiding them through a personalised study experience that continually adapts to their needs and focuses… Read More
IEEE to adopt the HDBaseT standard for ultra-high-definition digital connectivity - January 7, 2015
The HDBaseT Alliance, the cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing HDBaseT standard, and IEEE, the technical professional organisation, have announced that the HDBaseT standard has been approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board for adoption… Read More
ProQuest unveils first regionalized version of Academic Complete - January 5, 2015
ProQuest ebooks company ebrary has created a brand new version of Academic Complete™ subscription collection designed specifically for UK and Irish students, faculty and researchers with over 4,000 unique, region specific titles. Recognising the importance of providing key content to this region, this new edition of… Read More
Thieme publishes Differential Diagnosis in Ultrasound Imaging, Second Edition - December 23, 2014
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme has announced that the recently published Differential Diagnosis in Ultrasound Imaging, Second Edition, has been completely updated with content that reflects the very latest clinical and technological standards. With a specific focus on general abdominal, genitourinary, and thyroid pathologies, this… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe presents new information brochure ‘A Focus on Mathematics’ - December 22, 2014
FIZ Karlsruhe —Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure presents its completely revised information brochure 'A Focus on Mathematics'. The publication is dedicated to new directions of integrated knowledge management in mathematics. Seven articles by expert authors, among them Prof. Gert-Martin Greuel, who is also editor-in-chief of… Read More
RSuite 4.1 provides extensive use of templates to drive efficiencies into the book publishing process - December 22, 2014
RSuite CMS, a publishing automation and multi-channel publishing content management solution, has released version 4.1. RSuite 4.1 provides an extensive use of templates to drive efficiencies into the book publishing process. The pre-configured environment allows book publishers to realise their goal of multi-channel publishing by simply… Read More
