LWW announces enhancements to Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor online point-of-Care reference - August 15, 2012
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has incorporated several evidence-based content enhancements to Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor, an online clinical decision-support solution used by nurses in hospitals and other healthcare institutions. Key upgrades include the establishment a dedicated paediatric specialty… Read More
ORCID spells out structure of 16-digit identifier - August 9, 2012
ORCID, an international, interdisciplinary, open and not-for-profit organisation, recently revealed information on what an ORCID identifier looks like. The ORCID ID is a 16-digit number that is compatible with the ISO Standard (ISO 27729), also known as the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). Initially, ORCID… Read More
New InformationWeek resource to help technology professionals harness opportunities around Big Data - August 9, 2012
Business technology professionals looking to unlock business value that big data provides now have a new resource called InformationWeek's Big Data, Big Decisions. Enterprises are grappling with the challenge of how to manage and leverage vast amounts of data from an ever-expanding array of sources,… Read More
NISO and the DAISY Consortium publish new American National Standard Authoring and Interchange Framework - August 8, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the DAISY Consortium announce the publication of the new American National Standard Authoring and Interchange Framework (ANSI/NISO Z39.98-2012). The standard defines how to represent digital information using XML to produce documents suitable for transformation into different universally accessible formats.… Read More
EndNote enhancement enables users to sync Web libraries, track references and import records at each stage of the research process - August 7, 2012
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a substantial enhancement to Thomson Reuters EndNote, the reference management solution used by millions of researchers and students worldwide. EndNote X6 keeps its users in step with the constantly evolving world of scholarly research and… Read More
Delmar and International Code Council announce Code Basics book series to help make code concepts more user-friendly - August 7, 2012
Learning solutions provider Delmar, part of Cengage Learning, US, and the International Code Council (ICC), the publisher of the family of International Codes, have announced the Code Basics series, a new series of publications that break down the language within the 2012 International Codes (I-Codes) and… Read More
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News launches ‘Biotech Boulevard’ microsite - August 7, 2012
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), a publication of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., has launched a microsite called Biotech Boulevard. Biotech Boulevard features entrepreneurial biotechnology firms that are already making their mark on the global bio-industry. Many of these promising young companies are engaged in… Read More
Questia’s new and improved Website to help students write better papers faster - August 6, 2012
Questia, an online library and research tool for students and part of Cengage Learning, US, has unveiled its new website featuring an expanded library, improved navigation for finding research faster and an interactive reader that will make the research experience easier for students. To celebrate its… Read More
ARL publishes latest issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs - August 6, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published issue 9 of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs. The newsletter provides an opportunity for former ARL diversity programme participants to share information about key issues and emerging trends in the workplace. In this issue, Eugenia Kim,… Read More
PubMed Central renamed PMC, adopts new web page design - August 6, 2012
PubMed Central, the repository of the US’ National Institutes of Health, has shortened its name to PMC in a bid to avoid being confused with PubMed. It has also gone for a new look and feel, and has been updated to conform to NCBI's new standards… Read More
