Science.gov introduces Image Search link - December 21, 2010
Science.gov, a gateway to government science information provided by US Government science agencies, has introduced an Image Search link under Special Collections to enable users to quickly find science images, including animal and plant, weather and space, and earth and sun images and more. The information… Read More
WIPO unveils online tool to assist in filing for trademark under Madrid system - December 21, 2010
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched an online tool called the Madrid System Goods & Services Manager (G&S Manager). The tool is projected to help trademark applicants in compiling the list of goods and services that must be submitted when filing an international application… Read More
China forms new state-owned publishing group - December 20, 2010
Three state-owned textbook publishers and two other companies have merged to form a new Chinese publishing group. The move is the latest to reform the country's state-owned publication business. The new company, China Education Publishing & Media Group Ltd, was formed from the People's Education Press, the Higher Education… Read More
Online tool developed to quantify cultural trends over several centuries - December 20, 2010
Researchers have created a new approach to scholarship, using approximately 4 percent of all books ever published as a digital "fossil record" of human culture, it has been stated in the latest issue of the journal Science. By tracking the frequency with which words appear in books over time, scholars… Read More
SAGE Reference publishes new Encyclopedia of Drug Policy - December 16, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of SAGE Reference's new Encyclopedia of Drug Policy. The encyclopaedia sorts through the complexity of the drug issue by exploring the controversial drug war through the lens of varied disciplines. Four hundred and fifty highly accessible, expertly written… Read More
IOS Press brings out inaugural issue of Semantic Web journal - December 16, 2010
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, has announced that the first issue of the Semantic Web journal has been published. The online version of the journal is freely accessible. The inaugural issue contains vision statements by the members of the Editorial Board. While these contributions were… Read More
Special issue of Proceedings of the IEEE focuses Sensor Networks and Applications - December 15, 2010
Technical professional association IEEE has released a special issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE, a highly-cited general interest journal in electrical engineering and computer science. A network more powerful than the Internet, while perhaps inconceivable right now, is just one of many potentially life-changing applications… Read More
WebLib develops new application for Elsevier’s SciVerse Applications - December 14, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that as a result of a partnership with WebLib, a new application, HealthMash, is now available on SciVerse Applications beta. WebLib developed the HealthMash application to provide insights to scientific researchers with… Read More
Thieme publishes Harms Study Group guide on idiopathic scoliosis - December 10, 2010
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that it has published the Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Harms Study Group Treatment Guide. The textbook is projected as the culmination of more than a decade of research and observation by members of the Harms Study Group. It is… Read More
Future Science launches new journal – Clinical Investigation - December 9, 2010
Publisher Future Science Ltd has announced the launch of a new title - Clinical Investigation. The journal is the latest addition to the Future Science's collection of titles addressing those areas that most impact our daily lives (available at www.future-science.com). Clinical… Read More
