Elsevier Australia releases updated edition of mental health nursing textbook - October 15, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier Australia has announced the publication of a revised third edition of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, a textbook by Elder, Evans and Nizette. As the Australian government attempts to address shortages in the mental health workforce, specifically mental health nursing, and expand the… Read More
Metapress unveils the Essential platform to support small publishers - October 15, 2012
MetaPress, a hosting service for academic content, has announced the Metapress Essential platform to support smaller publishers. This new platform allows small publishers to receive the same features that enable large publishers to launch an online presence and manage content. The Essential platform is part… Read More
EBSCO Publishing’s new full text resource covers wide range of applied sciences and computing disciplines - October 12, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released Applied Science & Technology Source, a new full-text resource designed to facilitate the research needs of users in all applied sciences and computing disciplines. Applied Science & Technology Source was developed from a merger of high-quality… Read More
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
