HarperCollins to adopt global publishing system to enhance operations - October 12, 2012
English language publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Germany, has announced that it will roll out a new global publishing system, called Global Product Manager. The system, developed in partnership with Publishing Technology, will enable HarperCollins to unify editorial, marketing and business data around the world, widening the reach… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches outsourced administrative services for intellectual property - October 11, 2012
The Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the expansion of Global IP Services with the launch of IP Administrative Services. The new service is projected as a natural complement to its portfolio of expert patent and trademark solutions. IP organisations… Read More
Elsevier enhances Article Page Design on ScienceDirect - October 9, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the next step in enhancing its article page design on ScienceDirect. Following initial changes made earlier this year, moving away from the traditional linear article by improving in-article navigation and readability, the article has now been further transformed into an… Read More
ClinicalTrials site updated to include new style and content, plus easier navigation - October 8, 2012
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a medical library and a component of the US' National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced a new integrated homepage and updated graphic design for its ClinicalTrials.gov database. Users will now have access to new and reorganised content about clinical… Read More
Center for the History of Medicine and MPublishing collaborate to launch digital influenza archives - October 8, 2012
The University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine, in partnership with the U-M Library's MPublishing division, has announced the release of The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia, an original, open access digital collection of archival, primary, and interpretive materials related to… Read More
ProQuest releases new collection in Periodicals Archive Online, makes essential journals easy to access - October 5, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has released the 10th collection in its widely-used Periodicals Archive Online, continuing its mission of making hard-to-find journals accessible to the world's researchers. A landmark electronic trove of more than 700 digitised, fully searchable journal archives, Periodicals Archive… Read More
UpToDate offers new EHR integration capabilities through HL7 Infobutton - October 4, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that UpToDate offers new EHR integration capabilities through an HL7 Infobutton. UpToDate is part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Clinicians now have easy and efficient access within their clinical workflow to the most current and… Read More
EBSCO Publishing releases new resource dedicated to the study of education - October 3, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released a new resource dedicated to the study of education. Education Source is a bibliographic and full text database developed from a merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO Publishing and H.W. Wilson, and includes many unique sources… Read More
Springer begins worldwide migration of customers to new SpringerLink - October 2, 2012
STM publisher Springer has begun migrating its global library customers to its new and improved version of the SpringerLink platform. The platform was re-engineered with a focus on improving the user experience based on three principles - speed, simplicity and optimisation. After more than 18… Read More
Organisations from across further and higher education sectors join forces to create new innovative knowledge bank, Sustainability Exchange - October 2, 2012
Leading organisations from across the further and higher education sectors have joined forces to create a single hub for sharing best practice in green ICT. Combining resources and experience from 23 of the country’s top sustainable development and education bodies, the Sustainability Exchange will pioneer… Read More
