EU BON project to build European gateway for integrated biodiversity information - December 21, 2012
EU BON – 'Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network' – a EU-funded research project, has been started by 30 research institutions from 15 European countries, Brazil, Israel and the Philippines, and more than 30 associated partners on December 1. The €9 million project aims to… Read More
Redesigned version of all PLOS journals launched - December 20, 2012
The Public Library of Science (PLOS), on the eve of its tenth anniversary, has announced that the redesign of all PLOS journals is now live. This refresh seeks to offer users more effective ways to access and read content, update the overall appearance of the sites… Read More
ebrary expands non-English offering with new publishers and databases - December 19, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is forging ahead with its efforts to support non-English language programmes for customers around the world. The company is launching a new e-book subscription database, ebrary Nordic Collection, as well as recently acquired content from German publishers including… Read More
Lexicomp updates Black Box Warnings component of Lexi-Data - December 18, 2012
Healthcare information service provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Lexicomp, a part of WK Health, has updated the Black Box Warnings component of Lexi-Data, providing clinicians with user-level categorised alert messages that contain actionable information pertaining specifically to that user type. … Read More
ICIS enhances plasticizers coverage with the launch of a new US report - December 18, 2012
Global market intelligence provider ICIS has enhanced its plasticizers coverage with the launch of a new US report. Offered as part of a suite that also includes detailed reports on the plasticizer markets in Asia and Europe, ICIS now delivers complete global coverage in this growing… Read More
Publishing Technology ends landmark year with new launch - December 17, 2012
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, marked the end of a highly successful year by announcing a major go live for its customer, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Developed on Publishing Technology's pub2web platform, the IET's Digital Library has become the organisation's… Read More
Version One of new STN available in beta for fixed fee customers - December 14, 2012
The STN partners - Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe - have announced that Version One of the new STN platform is now available in beta for fixed fee customers. This is stated to be the first major milestone in a… Read More
Thomson Reuters re-launches ScienceWatch.com - December 14, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the re-launch of ScienceWatch.com, an open, web-based resource dedicated to scientific metrics and research performance analysis. Since 1989, ScienceWatch has provided the scientific community and media professionals with data and commentary on the people, places and… Read More
IEEE forms 802.24 Smart Grid Technical Advisory Group - December 13, 2012
Technical professional organisation IEEE, US, has announced the formation of the IEEE 802.24 Smart Grid Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The newly launched entity is a collaborative umbrella organisation that works with multiple IEEE 802 working groups (WGs) and will liaise with key smart grid ecosystem stakeholders,… Read More
Springer launches new journal with the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging - December 11, 2012
STM publisher Springer has announced the launch of a new journal - Clinical and Translational Imaging: Reviews in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. The bi-monthly publication will be the official journal of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (AIMN) as of 2013. … Read More
