IFLA launches first stage of its Online Learning Platform - November 29, 2010
The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has announced the launch of the first stage of the Online Learning Platform, a new section of its website that makes available training materials in a dedicated learning environment. Initially, the five Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) modules will… Read More
Reference Tree’ new content platform allows students to purchase eTextbooks by the chapter - November 29, 2010
eTextbook aggregator Reference Tree, UK, has announced the launch of its new content platform to all UK higher education. Innovative in approach, Reference Tree is a new resource that delivers electronic textbooks by the chapter. Designed to address the changing dynamics of study and learning… Read More
Maverick supports launch of two new content platforms - November 26, 2010
Maverick Outsource Services, a UK-based provider of outsourced solutions for the publishing industry, has announced the forthcoming launch of new online platforms from two of its customers - Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) and Reference Tree. The recently founded publishing house, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals… Read More
Inderscience Publishers announces inaugural issues of three new journals - November 25, 2010
STM and business publisher, Inderscience, Switzerland, recently published the first issues of three new titles. The journals are: International Journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management, International Journal of Multimedia Intelligence and Security and International Journal of Tourism Anthropology. Edited by Prof. Thow Yick Liang… Read More
AIP Publishing launches new open access journal – AIP Advances - November 24, 2010
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has announced the launch of AIP Advances, an open access journal focusing on applied research in the physical sciences. AIP Advances seeks to provide researchers a new way to rapidly… Read More
Google Cloud Connect to let users sync documents on Google Docs and MS Office - November 24, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, recently announced the availability of a new product - Google Cloud Connect - which seeks to make it easier for people using Google Docs and Microsoft Office to collaborate on working with documents. The product is a result of… Read More
Beilstein-Institut launches new OA journal on nanoscience and nanotechnology - November 24, 2010
Non-profit foundation the Beilstein-Institut, Germany, has launched a peer-reviewed open access journal - Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. Professor Thomas Schimmel of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, will serve as the Editor-in-chief. He is supported by a board of Associate Editors, all of whom will be… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils Custom Fields functionality in IP research platform - November 23, 2010
The Intellectual Property (IP) Solutions business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of the Custom Fields functionality in Thomson Innovation, its IP research and analysis platform. IP professionals, innovators, researchers, attorneys and patent portfolio managers can now expect to create custom fields in Thomson Innovation,… Read More
Springer launches new product line – SpringerBriefs - November 23, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced that it is launching a new product line - SpringerBriefs. Featuring cutting-edge research and practical applications in compact volumes of between 50 and 125 pages, SpringerBriefs will be available as eBooks and in print. SpringerBriefs will cover a wide range… Read More
NIH adds first digital study images to major research database - November 23, 2010
The National Institutes of Health has announced that it has expanded a genetic and clinical research database to give researchers access to the first digital study images. The National Eye Institute (NEI), in collaboration with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), has made available more… Read More
