RLUK unveils journal subscription analysis tool for members - July 29, 2011
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has announced that at a recent workshop for members it unveiled a journal subscription model that allows members to carefully analyse the value-for-money of publisher packages. Using the model, members can also determine whether there would be cost savings to be made… Read More
Pubget revamps Pubget.com - July 29, 2011
Pubget Inc has announced the launch of the latest version of Pubget.com, the search engine for life science PDFs. Pubget.com beta, launched in 2008 at Harvard, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital, was created to eliminate the roadblocks faced by ten million researchers in their daily search… Read More
Mendeley releases Mendeley Desktop v1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux - July 28, 2011
Research collaboration platform Mendeley, US, has released Mendeley Desktop v1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The release marks the next step in the evolution of this fast growing academic start-up, and it follows two other major milestones for the company - one million users have now… Read More
Elsevier announces enhancements to Web-based research tool, illumin8 - July 28, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the expansion of illumin8, its semantic search tool first launched in 2008. illumin8, which indexes scientific, patent, news and web content from Elsevier and other trusted sources, now offers a range of new features. These include an improved ability to… Read More
US govt. web portal offers training modules on intellectual property law - July 27, 2011
The US' National Technical Information Service (NTIS), in agreement with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has announced the launch of a pilot programme to provide the public with access to official agency training content via the web at usptotraining.gov. Under the arrangement, more than… Read More
Audio reader application enables researchers to listen to scientific articles on SciVerse ScienceDirect - July 26, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the availability of an audio reader application from iSpeech, provider of cloud-based speech technology and mobile apps, on SciVerse Applications beta. The iSpeech Audio Reader is the latest in a growing list of applications enhancing the use of SciVerse ScienceDirect… Read More
IEEE publishes revised version of Standard for VHDL Analog and Mixed-Signal Extensions - July 26, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that a revision of IEEE 1076.1.1 - Standard for VHDL Analog and Mixed-Signal Extensions - Packages for Multiple Energy Domain Support - has been approved and published. In addition, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has approved two… Read More
CQ Press publishes Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in the United States - July 25, 2011
CQ Press, a division of academic publisher SAGE, has announced the publication of the Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in the United States, a comprehensive reference source that analyses water-related issues in America. The publication is co-edited by Steven L. Danver, professor in the Center… Read More
Thieme adds International Journal of Angiology to journals portfolio - July 22, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced a new addition to its portfolio of journals, the International Journal of Angiology (IJA). IJA is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research, reviews, case reports and rapid communications in the field of vascular medicine. The journal is… Read More
CourseSmart announces beta launch of latest reader platform - July 22, 2011
Digital course materials supplier CourseSmart LLC, US, has announced the beta launch of its latest reader platform providing users with online, offline, anytime, anywhere access to their eTextbooks. The first in the industry to utilise HTML5 technology for eTextbooks and coupled with the latest version of… Read More
