ebrary offers two new subscription products in Employee Development and Human Resources - July 10, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that it now offers two new subscription products in Employee Development and Human Resources, hand-selected by its on-staff librarians, to assist corporate libraries with strategic e-book acquisition. The new databases - and over 20 others - enable corporate libraries to… Read More
Thieme publishes new skull base atlas - July 9, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, recently published the ‘Lateral Skull Base Surgery: The House Clinic Atlas,’ written by leading skull base surgeons from the House Clinic in Los Angeles, California. The atlas contains detailed descriptions of the techniques used in lateral skull base surgery.… Read More
SAE International announces third edition of Vehicle Brake Design and Safety - July 6, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International has announced the third edition of the title ‘Brake Design and Safety.’ The third edition provides readers with the basic theoretical fundamentals and analytical tools necessary to design braking systems for passenger vehicles and trucks. The goal is to… Read More
National Library of Medicine adds five new collections to digital oral history holdings - July 6, 2012
The History of Medicine Division of the US’ National Library of Medicine recently added to its online oral history content 130 interviews, over 6,800 pages of transcripts and 50 hours of audio content, along with five new special collections. These additions more than double the number… Read More
Thieme Publishing Group revamps E-Journals platform, improves usability and technological functions - July 5, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has redesigned its E-Journals platform, improving usability and technological functions. Medical and health professionals can now access E-Journals wherever they are – in the library, at the office or on the go. With its user-friendly search, E-Journal offers convenient, efficient… Read More
Scolaris launches new publishing platform at S3UG event - July 5, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced the launch of Scolaris, the new digital publishing platform for the scholarly and academic publishing. The product launch took place at the S3UG event on June 28, 2012 at The Royal Institution of Great Britain. The event… Read More
Transfer launches new Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service - July 3, 2012
Transfer, the UKSG-sponsored initiative to create a Code of Practice to follow when journals are transferred between publishers, has announced the release of its Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service (ETAS). ETAS is a rapid alerting service that will allow publishers involved in a journal transfer to… Read More
SPIE launches new tools to enhance online conference and publications management - July 2, 2012
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has launched a new suite of tools on its website, SPIE.org. With this initiative, SPIE seeks to simplify submitting abstracts, reviewing manuscripts and organising conferences. The new system announced by the society includes the latest tools for… Read More
Semantico launches new publishing platform, Scolaris - June 29, 2012
UK-based online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd has announced the launch of Scolaris, the new digital publishing platform for scholarly and academic publishing. The product launch took place at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, and was attended by a select group of industry professionals. … Read More
‘Perioperative Medicine’ launches with new guidelines on fluid management in surgery - June 28, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has launched a new journal titled Perioperative Medicine. In its introductory edition, the journal offers guidelines for fluid management during surgery. The consensus statement was agreed by the clinical leaders of the English Enhanced Recovery Partnership, set up by the… Read More
