UBM Tech announces new InformationWeek community model - November 21, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced the launch of a new community-driven InformationWeek. Combining the brand's world renowned content, over 200 new expert contributors, fresh content-sharing tools, and a proven, editorially-facilitated engagement platform, the iconic 34-year old media brand is unlocking the ability for… Read More
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory unveils freely accessible, citable preprint server for biology – bioRxiv - November 18, 2013
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has announced the launch of a new stage in the evolution of life science communication - a new, free service, called bioRxiv. It is a preprint server that enables research scientists to share the results of their work before peer review… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases eBook History Collection - November 15, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services has released eBook History Collection, a growing subscription package of eBook titles concentrated in the various aspects of World History that is a strong complement to any academic collection. eBook History Collection includes more than 9,000 titles from leading… Read More
Reprints Desk announces release date for next version of Article Galaxy - November 15, 2013
Reprints Desk, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc. (RSSS), has announced January 2014 as the release date for the next major version of the award-winning Article Galaxy document delivery management system. Research-driven corporations, academic institutions, and government organisations use document delivery as a legal… Read More
ProQuest launches information literacy solution to simplify research projects - November 14, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has launched its new cloud-based information literacy solution, ProQuest Research Companion. The tool is a one-stop resource that guides high school, community college, and university students through research projects, helping them overcome typical barriers. Easy, intuitive, and informative,… Read More
Elsevier unveils adaptive study solution for improved learning and memory retention for nursing and health professions - November 13, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Elsevier Adaptive Learning, a personalised learning experience for nursing and health profession students that maximises the efficacy and efficiency of learning, memory and retrieval of knowledge in an effort to improve learning outcomes. Powered by technology… Read More
Elsevier announces addition of new content types to Mosby’s Nursing Consult - November 12, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the addition of new content types to Mosby's Nursing Consult. The latest edition will be available in early November, along with an enhanced mobile app for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. New content has been added for diseases and disorders,… Read More
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems set to launch in mid-2014 - November 11, 2013
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced the mid-2014 launch of the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS). The journal will cover fundamental research and applications focused on the full range of astronomical instrumentation. The new journal responds to the… Read More
Elsevier and University of Birmingham launch first large scale investigation analysing discourse used in interdisciplinary research - November 7, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier and the University of Birmingham, UK, have announced the launch of an Investigation of the Discourse of Interdisciplinary Research (IDRD). It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (UK). Research is increasingly bringing together scientists from different fields and this investigation… Read More
The London Book Fair takes a scholarly approach with the launch of The Faculty@LBF - November 7, 2013
The London Book Fair (LBF) is delighted to announce a brand new academic theatre which will feature in its Academic & Scholarly zone in 2014. The theatre, called The Faculty@LBF, will be located on the show floor. The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)… Read More
