Thomson Reuters unveils psychological analysis capability with news analytics service - June 26, 2012
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has expanded its news analytics service by including a new psychological analysis capability. Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices (TRMIs) is said to provide easy-to-interpret real-time psychological analysis of news and social media. Users can view and model the impact of investor… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - June 26, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new quarterly journal - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. The journal is affiliated with the Global Risk Forum GRF Davos and will be launched officially at the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in… Read More
eLife calls for submissions for its new OA journal - June 25, 2012
eLife, the new funder-researcher collaboration in science communication, has announced that it is currently accepting submissions for its new journal. The open-access ‘eLife’ journal will be the keystone in the initiative’s efforts to lead change in scientific publishing. The 'eLife' journal is set for launch at the end of 2012.… Read More
Elsevier launches new journal – Learning, Culture and Social Interaction - June 22, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new international, quarterly journal - Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. The journal is affiliated with the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) and the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR) and… Read More
New features in the Summon discovery service enable streamlined access of local library and consortia content by researchers - June 22, 2012
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced a new catalogue display functionality, as well as support for consortia catalogues in the Summon discovery service. The new catalogue detail page improves display of items from both local and consortia catalogues indexed in the Summon service. Optimised… Read More
IMS Health launches cloud-based solution for clinical trial organisations - June 22, 2012
IMS Health, a US-based provider of information, services and technology for the healthcare industry, has announced the launch of IMS SiteOptimizer. The product is a cloud-based solution that seeks to help clinical trial organisations more effectively identify and assess trial site locations and recruit best-performing investigators.… Read More
Elsevier, CAE offer simulation technology for health science curriculums - June 21, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and CAE Healthcare, a medical simulation and healthcare learning solutions provider, have announced a new electronic nursing education solution to be made available in July. The new offering features evidence-based scenarios fully-programmed for CAE's METI line of human patient simulators, including an… Read More
Knovel adds Manufacturing Engineering subject area - June 21, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced its newest subject area, Manufacturing Engineering. The offering will help aerospace, industrial equipment, and equipment manufacturing firms improve their integrated design efforts for faster time to market, more efficient assembly,… Read More
JISC launches resources to help universities implement e-portfolios - June 20, 2012
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has launched three resources to help universities and colleges to implement e-portfolios effectively at scale created from successful practice from the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The materials explore the ways in which one can help to boost learner… Read More
Gale announces launch of ed2go for public libraries programme - June 20, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced a new programme, ed2go for public libraries, which brings turnkey online training and education solutions to the public library market. ed2go, also part of Cengage Learning, provides online training courses for the adult education, career, and corporate training… Read More
